2007
Neurocognitive enhancement therapy with work therapy in schizophrenia: 6-month follow-up of neuropsychological performance
Bell M, Fiszdon J, Greig T, Wexler B, Bryson G. Neurocognitive enhancement therapy with work therapy in schizophrenia: 6-month follow-up of neuropsychological performance. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2007, 44: 761. PMID: 17943687, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2007.02.0032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurocognitive enhancement therapyWork therapyEnhancement therapyExecutive function tasksComputer-based trainingNonverbal memoryFunction tasksExecutive functionNeuropsychological performanceNeuropsychological testsNeuropsychological assessmentCognitive deficitsCompletion of trainingNeuropsychological improvementOccupational dysfunctionMemorySchizoaffective disorderCurrent studySchizophreniaTrainingJob placementWork activitiesActive interventionTaskAnalysis of variance
2005
Cognitive Remediation and Vocational Rehabilitation for Schizophrenia
Wexler BE, Bell MD. Cognitive Remediation and Vocational Rehabilitation for Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2005, 31: 931-941. PMID: 16079390, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbi038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive remediation treatmentAspects of schizophreniaCognitive remediationCognitive deficitsWork functioningBehavioral interventionsWork therapyCognitionVocational rehabilitationArea of researchLasting improvementMental illnessSchizophreniaMajor mental illnessRemediation treatmentsFunctioningDeficitsInterventionMultiple studiesReadersResearchRehabilitationNeurocognitive enhancement therapy with work therapy: Productivity outcomes at 6- and 12-month follow-ups
Bell MD, Bryson GJ, Greig TC, Fiszdon JM, Wexler BE. Neurocognitive enhancement therapy with work therapy: Productivity outcomes at 6- and 12-month follow-ups. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2005, 42: 829. PMID: 16680620, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2005.03.0061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCognitive Behavioral TherapyCombined Modality TherapyFollow-Up StudiesHumansMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsOdds RatioPatient ComplianceProbabilityPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotic DisordersRehabilitation, VocationalRisk AssessmentSchizophreniaTask Performance and AnalysisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsNeurocognitive enhancement therapyWork therapyCognitive trainingEnhancement therapyComputerized cognitive trainingExecutive functionWork outcomesCommunity mental health centerDiagnosis of schizophreniaMental health centersMental hygiene clinicSchizoaffective disorderRandom effects analysisNet trainingProductivity outcomesTrainingRehabilitation programSchizophreniaMore hoursMemoryPresent studyDisordersOutcomesEffect analysisFindings
2004
Durability 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 ResearchConceptsCognitive 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
2003
Cognitive remediation of working memory deficits: durability of training effects in severely impaired and less severely impaired schizophrenia
Bell M, Bryson G, Wexler BE. Cognitive remediation of working memory deficits: durability of training effects in severely impaired and less severely impaired schizophrenia. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2003, 108: 101-109. PMID: 12823166, DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2003.00090.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurocognitive enhancement therapyWork therapyCognitive remediationTraining effectsSocial information processingCognitive training exercisesExecutive functionMemory performanceEnhancement therapyMemory deficitsInformation processingSeverity of impairmentDuration of trainingGreater improvementSchizoaffective disorderMemoryParticipantsTraining exercisesMost participantsImpairment severitySchizophreniaTrainingDuration of effectSeverity groupsDeficits
2001
Neurocognitive Enhancement Therapy With Work Therapy: Effects on Neuropsychological Test Performance
Bell M, Bryson G, Greig T, Corcoran C, Wexler BE. Neurocognitive Enhancement Therapy With Work Therapy: Effects on Neuropsychological Test Performance. JAMA Psychiatry 2001, 58: 763-768. PMID: 11483142, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.58.8.763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttentionCognitionCognition DisordersComputer-Assisted InstructionDichotic Listening TestsFeedbackFemaleFrontal LobeHumansMaleMemoryMultivariate AnalysisNeuropsychological TestsOccupational TherapyPsychomotor PerformancePsychotic DisordersSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyTeachingTreatment OutcomeConceptsNeurocognitive enhancement therapyEnhancement therapyWork therapyMental activityNeuropsychological testingLarge effect size improvementsExecutive function tasksNeuropsychological test performanceEffect size improvementsComputer-based trainingFunction tasksExecutive functionMemory performanceCognitive performanceNeuropsychological testsTraining tasksCognitive deficitsTest performanceComputer trainingCognitive dysfunctionIndependent outcome measureOccupational dysfunctionNatural contextSchizoaffective disorderMemory