Neuroplasticity-based auditory training via laptop computer improves cognition in young individuals with recent onset schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 250-258

  Fisher, Melissa ^a,b   Loewy, Rachel ^a   Carter, Cameron ^c   Lee, Ashley ^a   Ragland, J Daniel ^c   Niendam, Tara ^c   Schlosser, Danielle ^a   Pham, Lien ^c   Miskovich, Tara ^c   Vinogradov, Sophia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive remediation; cognitive training; early psychosis; first episode schizophrenia; motivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY SYSTEM FUNCTION; AUDITORY TRAINING; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; GAME; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT AND TREATMENT RESEARCH TO IMPROVE COGNITION IN SCHIZOPHRENIA; MENTAL FUNCTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; HEARING; MEMORY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923210600     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbt232     Document Type: Article

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