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Trial reportSchizophrenia research2015

Social skills training and computer-assisted cognitive remediation in schizophrenia.

Matthew M Kurtz, Kim T Mueser, Warren R Thime, Silvia Corbera, Bruce E Wexler

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Schizophrenia research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Matthew M KurtzDepartment of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience and Behavior, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, United States; Schizophrenia Rehabilitation Program, Institute of Living, Hartford, CT, United States; Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
Kim T MueserCenter for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States.
Warren R ThimeSchizophrenia Rehabilitation Program, Institute of Living, Hartford, CT, United States.
Silvia CorberaSchizophrenia Rehabilitation Program, Institute of Living, Hartford, CT, United States; Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
Bruce E WexlerDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
Boston University · USWesleyan University · USYale University · US

Funding

Neurocognitive Rehabilitation for SchizophreniaK08MH069888 · NIMH · WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY · PI KURTZ, MATTHEW M · 2005 to 2009
$749k
NIMH NIH HHS K08 MH069888NIMH NIH HHS K08 MH-69888
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A growing body of research shows that cognitive remediation (COG REM), consisting of drill-and-practice and/or strategy training in neurocognitive functions, produces moderate improvements in neurocognition. These improvements generalize to functioning when COG REM is provided with other rehabilitation interventions (Wykes et al., 2011). The number of studies using COG REM as an adjunct to other behavioral-based rehabilitation interventions however remains small and consists of widely varying interventions with few active control conditions. This study compared the effects of an extended (6-month), standardized, computer-assisted cognitive remediation intervention, administered along with a standardized program of social skills-training (SST), with those of an active control condition that included participation in the same SST program and a computer skills training program (Computer Skills). Sixty-four individuals with schizophrenia recruited from two treatment sites were randomly assigned to one of two conditions and were assessed by blinded raters on neurocognitive measures, performance-based measures of social skill, and ratings of psychosocial function before and after treatment. Results revealed that the COG REM group improved significantly more in attention, working memory, and empathy than the Computer Skills group, but there were no differences between groups on other measures of psychosocial functioning or skills. Taken together, these findings suggest that COG REM used in the context of other evidence-based psychosocial interventions (SST) improves working memory in schizophrenia and suggests that this effect may generalize to improved empathy.

Indexed as

Schizophrenic PsychologySocial SkillsAdultAttentionCognitive Behavioral TherapyEmpathyFemaleHumansInterview, PsychologicalMaleMemory, Short-TermPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSchizophreniaTherapy, Computer-AssistedTreatment OutcomeCognitionCognitive remediationPsychological interventionsRehabilitationSocial skills training

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PMID25640526
PMCPMC5146951
OpenAlexW2059876744

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