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
Predictors of change in life skills in schizophrenia after cognitive remediation
Kurtz MM, Seltzer JC, Fujimoto M, Shagan DS, Wexler BE. Predictors of change in life skills in schizophrenia after cognitive remediation. Schizophrenia Research 2008, 107: 267-274. PMID: 19006657, PMCID: PMC3399665, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAdultAttentionCognition DisordersComprehensionComputer-Assisted InstructionFemaleHumansInhibition, PsychologicalMemory, Short-TermMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsProblem SolvingPrognosisPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsPsychomotor PerformanceRemedial TeachingSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySocializationSoftwareVerbal LearningYoung AdultConceptsCognitive remediationAuditory attentionPerformance-based measuresRemediation interventionsComputer-assisted cognitive remediationLife skillsCognitive remediation interventionsSustained auditory attentionEveryday life skillsTreatment-related improvementTreatment process variablesOutpatient rehabilitation treatmentPredictors of changeMeasures of symptomsVerbal abilityVerbal learningTreatment outcome measuresNeurocognitive variablesNeurocognitive functionMemoryNegative symptomsSchizoaffective disorderPredictor studiesCurrent studySchizophrenia
2006
Computer-assisted cognitive remediation in schizophrenia: What is the active ingredient?
Kurtz MM, Seltzer JC, Shagan DS, Thime WR, Wexler BE. Computer-assisted cognitive remediation in schizophrenia: What is the active ingredient? Schizophrenia Research 2006, 89: 251-260. PMID: 17070671, PMCID: PMC2095777, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2006.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttentionCognition DisordersComputer User TrainingComputer-Assisted InstructionFemaleHumansMaleMemory, Short-TermMental RecallMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPattern Recognition, VisualProblem SolvingReaction TimeRemedial TeachingSchizophreniaSchizophrenic LanguageSchizophrenic PsychologySpeech PerceptionConceptsComputer-assisted cognitive remediationTraining control conditionCognitive remediationNeurocognitive functionComprehensive neuropsychological test batteryCognitive remediation interventionsCognitive remediation trainingSpatial episodic memoryControl conditionNeuropsychological test batteryEpisodic memoryComplex behavioral treatmentsBody of researchCognitive stimulationRemediation interventionsCognitive challengesNeurocognitive testsProcessing speedBehavioral treatmentTest batteryMemoryExperimental interventionSchizophreniaNon-specific stimulationIntervention