Cognitive remediation in schizophrenia: A methodological appraisal of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 75, Issue , 2016, Pages 91-106

  Bryce, Shayden ^a,b   Sloan, Elise ^c   Lee, Stuart ^a,b   Ponsford, Jennie ^d   Rossell, Susan ^a,b,e  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Alfred and Monash University Central Clinical School ^*  (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MONASH EPWORTH REHABILITATION RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^e SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

AMSTAR; Cognition; Quality; Remediation; Review; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; COGNITIVE REMEDIATION THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSENSUS; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE REMEDIATION; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84975775567     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.01.004     Document Type: Review

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