2015
Social skills training and computer-assisted cognitive remediation in schizophrenia
Kurtz MM, Mueser KT, Thime WR, Corbera S, Wexler BE. Social skills training and computer-assisted cognitive remediation in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 2015, 162: 35-41. PMID: 25640526, PMCID: PMC5146951, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2015.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive control conditionCognitive remediationComputer-assisted cognitive remediationComputer skills training programEvidence-based psychosocial interventionsCognitive remediation interventionsSocial skills trainingControl conditionSkills training programPerformance-based measuresRehabilitation interventionsStrategy trainingBody of researchNeurocognitive measuresRemediation interventionsSocial skillsSST programPsychosocial functioningPsychosocial interventionsSkills trainingImproved empathySkill groupsNeurocognitive functionPsychosocial functionTraining program
2008
Symptoms versus neurocognition as predictors of change in life skills in schizophrenia after outpatient rehabilitation
Kurtz MM, Wexler BE, Fujimoto M, Shagan DS, Seltzer JC. Symptoms versus neurocognition as predictors of change in life skills in schizophrenia after outpatient rehabilitation. Schizophrenia Research 2008, 102: 303-311. PMID: 18495433, PMCID: PMC2519168, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAdultAmbulatory CareCognition DisordersCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotic DisordersSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyTherapy, Computer-AssistedVerbal LearningConceptsEveryday life skillsPerformance-based measuresLife skillsVerbal learningVerbal abilityCognitive rehabilitation interventionLongitudinal studyPredictors of changeMeasures of symptomsCognitive interventionsVisual vigilanceSustained vigilanceProcessing speedNeurocognitive deficitsNeurocognitive functionNegative symptomsBody of literatureNeurocognitionSkillsRehabilitation interventionsSchizoaffective disorderOutpatient rehabilitationCurrent studySchizophreniaRehabilitation strategies