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ArticlePCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences2025

Evaluation of the effectiveness of multi-task cognitive activation therapy combining motor and cognitive tasks in patients with schizophrenia.

Junichi Kino, Tsubasa Morimoto, Yasuhiro Matsuda, Masato Honda, Toshifumi Kishimoto, Takashi Okada

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Article in PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Junichi KinoDepartment of Psychiatry Nara Medical University School of Medicine Kashihara Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9010-269X
Tsubasa MorimotoDepartment of Psychiatry Nara Medical University School of Medicine Kashihara Japan.
Yasuhiro MatsudaDepartment of Psychiatry Nara Medical University School of Medicine Kashihara Japan.
Masato HondaDepartment of Psychiatry Nara Medical University School of Medicine Kashihara Japan.
Toshifumi KishimotoDepartment of Psychiatry Akitsukounoike Hospital Gose Japan.
Takashi OkadaDepartment of Psychiatry Nara Medical University School of Medicine Kashihara Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5580-9913

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim: To examine the effects of a multi-task cognitive activation therapy (MCAT) program combining motor and cognitive tasks in patients with schizophrenia. Methods: Patients with schizophrenia who received psychiatric day care treatment were included in this study. The study used a mirror-image test with a 3-month pre-intervention and intervention period each. MCAT training was conducted twice a week for 12 weeks for a total of 24 sessions. The Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia - Japanese version (BACS-J) and Facial Emotional Identified Test were used for the primary outcome; the secondary outcomes included the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), and the Life Assessment Scale for the Mentally Ill (LASMI). Results: Thirty-six patients completed the intervention. The Conclusion: These results suggest that the MCAT may improve cognitive function and interpersonal relationships in patients with schizophrenia and severe or moderate cognitive impairment.

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cognitiongroup therapymulti‐taskphysical exerciseschizophrenia

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PMCPMC12151913

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