Matthew Kurtz, PhD
About
Education & Training
- PhD
- Princeton University (1995)
Research
Publications
2024
The Effects of Cognitive Remediation on Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia-Spectrum Illness: A Meta-analytic Investigation of Efficacy
Melville G, Preisig C, Zheng M, Kurtz M. The Effects of Cognitive Remediation on Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia-Spectrum Illness: A Meta-analytic Investigation of Efficacy. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2024, sbae185. PMID: 39485015, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbae185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsNegative symptomsCognitive remediationEffects of cognitive remediationTrials of cognitive remediationSchizophrenia spectrum illnessEffect size improvementsMeta-analytic investigationCR effectsDuration of illnessPrograms of CRSmall-to-moderate improvementsAntipsychotic dosageEffects of CRSchizophrenia spectrumImprove cognitive skillsTreatment ingredientsModeration analysisBehavioral interventionsStrategy trainingCognitive skillsSize improvementsTask practiceInvestigation of efficacySchizophreniaSample differencesCognitive training for schizophrenia: Do race and ethnicity matter?
Gu B, Rose J, Kurtz M. Cognitive training for schizophrenia: Do race and ethnicity matter? Schizophrenia Research 2024, 272: 20-25. PMID: 39181007, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2024.08.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive remediation treatmentCognitive trainingResponse to cognitive trainingEvidence-based psychosocial treatmentsTreatment drop-out ratesLevel of cognitive impairmentImpairment prior to treatmentRacial/ethnic minority statusCognitive remediationWorking memoryPsychosocial treatmentsCognitive deficitsDrop-out rateSymptom severityCognitive impairmentSchizophreniaSecondary analysis of dataRacial/ethnic minoritiesTreatment responseRacial/ethnic differencesMinority statusLevel of improvementCognitionMild to moderate improvementResearch literatureCognitive Remediation in Schizophrenia Spectrum Illness: Evidence for Treatment Persistence
Kurtz M. Cognitive Remediation in Schizophrenia Spectrum Illness: Evidence for Treatment Persistence. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 181: 471-473. PMID: 38822589, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20240281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricDo metacognitive therapies for schizophrenia-spectrum disorders work? A meta-analytic investigation.
Melville G, Hoffman M, Pollock A, Kurtz M. Do metacognitive therapies for schizophrenia-spectrum disorders work? A meta-analytic investigation. Psychological Medicine 2024, 54: 1510-1518. PMID: 38509837, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291724000564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsSchizophrenia spectrum disordersMetacognitive therapyNegative symptomsSocial cognitionEfficacy of metacognitive therapyMeta-cognitive therapySingle-session interventionSmall-to-moderate effectsDuration of illnessAntipsychotic dosagePositive symptom outcomesPositive symptomsIllness insightPotential moderatorsPsychosocial functioningSymptom outcomesCognitive biasesSecondary symptomsControlled trialsClinical insightsSample differencesCognitionSmall effectsSymptomsDisorders