2018
Measuring theory of mind in schizophrenia research: Cross-cultural validation
Lee HS, Corbera S, Poltorak A, Park K, Assaf M, Bell MD, Wexler BE, Cho YI, Jung S, Brocke S, Choi KH. Measuring theory of mind in schizophrenia research: Cross-cultural validation. Schizophrenia Research 2018, 201: 187-195. PMID: 29958750, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2018.06.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial Attribution Task-Multiple ChoiceTheory of mindSocial cognition measuresSocial cognition tasksSocial cognitive impairmentsSchizophrenia researchInternal consistencyConvergent/divergent validityConfirmatory factor analysisGood internal consistencyOne-factor modelCognition measuresCognition tasksIndividual differencesGood model fitCross-cultural validationMental statesMeasurement invarianceDivergent validityDiscriminant validityToMFactor structureHealthy controlsCognitive impairmentDiverse languages
2016
Cognitive remediation for adults with schizophrenia: Does age matter?
Corbera S, Wexler BE, Poltorak A, Thime WR, Kurtz MM. Cognitive remediation for adults with schizophrenia: Does age matter? Psychiatry Research 2016, 247: 21-27. PMID: 27863314, PMCID: PMC5248553, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.10.084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive remediationSubstantial individual differencesEarly chronic groupsOlder client populationNovel behavioral interventionSubsample of clientsRole of ageMemory measuresIndividual differencesStrategy acquisitionCognitive outcomesCognitive deficitsTask practiceRandomized control trialBehavioral interventionsTrend levelEmpirical supportSchizophreniaTreatment responseAge matterClient populationEarly-stage groupAge rangeGreater improvementAdults