2016
Cognitive Training and Work Therapy for the Treatment of Verbal Learning and Memory Deficits in Veterans With Alcohol Use Disorders
Bell MD, Vissicchio NA, Weinstein AJ. Cognitive Training and Work Therapy for the Treatment of Verbal Learning and Memory Deficits in Veterans With Alcohol Use Disorders. Journal Of Dual Diagnosis 2016, 12: 83-89. PMID: 26828571, PMCID: PMC4932894, DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2016.1145779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol-Related DisordersCognitive Behavioral TherapyDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Follow-Up StudiesHumansInterview, PsychologicalLearning DisabilitiesMaleMemory DisordersMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsOccupational TherapyOutpatientsPilot ProjectsSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVerbal LearningVeteransConceptsCognitive training conditionCognitive trainingVerbal learningAlcohol use disorderMemory deficitsVerbal memoryTraining conditionsUse disordersSignificant verbal memory deficitsWork therapyVerbal learning deficitsVerbal learning taskVerbal memory deficitsPremorbid estimatesSignificant condition effectVerbal IQSix monthsLearning taskAlone conditionLearning deficitsCondition effectsSignificant deficitsThree monthsEarly-phase recoveryDeficits
2008
Neurocognitive enhancement therapy with vocational services: Work outcomes at two-year follow-up
Bell MD, Zito W, Greig T, Wexler BE. Neurocognitive enhancement therapy with vocational services: Work outcomes at two-year follow-up. Schizophrenia Research 2008, 105: 18-29. PMID: 18715755, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.06.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCognition DisordersCognitive Behavioral TherapyCombined Modality TherapyEmploymentEmployment, SupportedFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleNeuropsychological TestsOccupational TherapyPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotherapy, GroupPsychotic DisordersRehabilitation, VocationalSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyTreatment OutcomeVocational EducationConceptsNeurocognitive enhancement therapyEnhancement therapyComputer-based cognitive trainingCommunity-based vocational servicesWeekly support groupsCognitive remediationCognitive trainingExecutive functionWork outcomesRemediation programVocational outcomesCommunity mental health centerMental health centersCognitive impairmentSixth quarterVocational servicesNet trainingTherapy outcomeSupport groupsCompetitive employmentSchizophreniaRehabilitation methodsSchizoaffective patientsEmployment programsTrainingNeurocognition, Social Cognition, Perceived Social Discomfort, and Vocational Outcomes in Schizophrenia
Bell M, Tsang HW, Greig TC, Bryson GJ. Neurocognition, Social Cognition, Perceived Social Discomfort, and Vocational Outcomes in Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2008, 35: 738-747. PMID: 18245058, PMCID: PMC2696363, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbm169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial cognitionSocial discomfortLatent constructsRehabilitation outcomesPoorer social cognitionTheory of mindImportant mediating variableConfirmatory factor analysisWork therapy programExecutive functioningVerbal memoryAffect recognitionPoor rehabilitation outcomeProcessing speedTest batteryCognitionNeurocognitionMediating variableVocational outcomesThought disorderPath analysisIndirect effectsTherapy programPossible mediatorsFactor analysis
1995
Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
LYSAKER P, BELL M, BIOTY S. Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1995, 183: 332-336. PMID: 7745389, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199505000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom improvementCognitive impairmentSubgroup of patientsSymptom dimensionsLack of improvementMost patientsClinical effectivenessRehabilitation programWisconsin Card Sorting TestCognitive deficitsPatientsCard Sorting TestNeuropsychological testsSymptom measuresDisorder scoresPotential roleCognitive remediationSchizophreniaImpairmentSorting TestStandardized scoresPresent studyRehabilitationSubjectsRecent studiesNegative symptoms and vocational impairment in schizophrenia: repeated measurements of work performance over six months
Lysaker P, Bell M. Negative symptoms and vocational impairment in schizophrenia: repeated measurements of work performance over six months. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 1995, 91: 205-208. PMID: 7625197, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1995.tb09768.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWork Rehabilitation and Improvements in Insight in Schizophrenia
LYSAKER P, BELL M. Work Rehabilitation and Improvements in Insight in Schizophrenia. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1995, 183: 103-106. PMID: 7844571, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199502000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive impairmentSevere cognitive deficitsImpaired insightPsychosocial variablesCognitive deficitsVocational rehabilitation programInsight ratingMultiple regression analysisNegative symptomsWork rehabilitationPoor treatment complianceForm of treatmentSignificant predictorsVocational rehabilitationGreater levelsImpairmentTreatment complianceStandard treatmentLess improvementRehabilitation programSchizophreniaRegression analysisRehabilitationSubjectsDeficits