Test–retest stability of neuropsychological testing and individual differences in variability in schizophrenia outpatients
Greig T, Nicholls SS, Wexler BE, Bell MD. Test–retest stability of neuropsychological testing and individual differences in variability in schizophrenia outpatients. Psychiatry Research 2004, 129: 241-247. PMID: 15661317, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2004.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory CareCognition DisordersDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleHumansMaleNeuropsychological TestsReproducibility of ResultsSchizophreniaSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsNeurocognitive functionImpact of treatmentTest-retest variabilityClinical trialsNeuropsychological testingStable outpatientsSchizoaffective disorderMeasures of psychopathologyTest-retest changesMost subjectsSchizophrenia outpatientsBaseline measuresNeuropsychological testsSchizophrenia researchTest-retest stabilityOutpatientsReliable instrumentSignificant changesTreatmentSubject variancePractice effectsSubjectsPatientsNeuropathologyDurability of cognitive remediation training in schizophrenia: performance on two memory tasks at 6-month and 12-month follow-up
Fiszdon JM, Bryson GJ, Wexler BE, Bell MD. Durability of cognitive remediation training in schizophrenia: performance on two memory tasks at 6-month and 12-month follow-up. Psychiatry Research 2004, 125: 1-7. PMID: 14967547, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2003.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCognitive Behavioral TherapyDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFollow-Up StudiesHumansMemory DisordersMental RecallNeuropsychological TestsPsychotherapy, GroupSchizophreniaSeverity of Illness IndexTherapy, Computer-AssistedTime FactorsConceptsCognitive remediation trainingSerial position taskComputerized cognitive remediationDigit span taskSpan taskRemediation trainingCognitive remediationMemory taskPosition taskComputerized cognitive remediation trainingWork therapyActive control conditionGroups of participantsSignificant group differencesComputerized trainingCognitive retrainingComputerized tasksTraining tasksCognitive improvementCognitive deficitsCompletion of trainingGroup differencesControl conditionTaskTraining