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| Research article summary (published 30 Jan 2003): |
Computer-assisted cognitive rehabilitation reduces negative symptoms in the severely mentally ill.
Full Abstract
Thirty-four-day treatment program clients diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder were randomly assigned to a computer-assisted cognitive rehabilitation (CACR) group or a wait-list Control group. CACR clients received 16 CACR sessions over an 8-week period. Measures of cognitive functioning, negative symptoms and self-esteem were administered at the beginning and end of this period. CACR clients showed greater improvement in cognitive functioning (verbal memory and attention) and negative symptoms. Symptom reduction was not mediated by raised self-esteem. CACR's effects may go beyond cognitive remediation to include some of the most disabling and refractory clinical features of schizophrenia.Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science B.V.
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Author information
Author/s: Bellucci, Dona M (DM); Glaberman, Kathryn (K); Haslam, Nick (N);
Affiliation: CPC Behavioral Healthcare, High Point Center Way, Morganville, NJ 07751, USA.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal: Schizophrenia research (Schizophr Res), published in Netherlands. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Feb; vol 59 (issue 2-3) : pp 225-32
Dates: Created 2002/11/04; Completed 2003/04/15; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12414079, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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