2006
Discriminating Between Cognitive and Supportive Group Therapies for Chronic Mental Illness
Hayes SA, Hope DA, Terryberry-Spohr LS, Spaulding WD, VanDyke M, Elting DT, Poland J, Mohamed S, Garbin CP, Reed D, Sullivan M. Discriminating Between Cognitive and Supportive Group Therapies for Chronic Mental Illness. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2006, 194: 603-609. PMID: 16909069, DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000230635.03400.2d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelAttitude to HealthChronic DiseaseCognitive Behavioral TherapyCohort StudiesFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMental DisordersPhysician-Patient RelationsPsychotherapeutic ProcessesPsychotherapy, GroupQ-SortReproducibility of ResultsTape RecordingTreatment OutcomeConceptsChronic mental illnessSupportive group therapyMental illnessGroup therapyPharmacological treatmentQ-sort processTherapyLarger studyIllnessTherapists' attitudesCognitive groupTherapy skillsTreatmentCognitive therapySupportive groupGroupSpecific factorsInpatientsParticipants' attitudesCommon factors
2005
Stability of Cognitive Performance in Older Patients With Schizophrenia: An 8-Week Test-Retest Study
Harvey PD, Palmer BW, Heaton RK, Mohamed S, Kennedy J, Brickman A. Stability of Cognitive Performance in Older Patients With Schizophrenia: An 8-Week Test-Retest Study. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2005, 162: 110-117. PMID: 15625208, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.1.110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAlgorithmsAmbulatory CareAntipsychotic AgentsCognition DisordersFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsPsychomotor PerformanceReproducibility of ResultsSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySeverity of Illness IndexConceptsCognitive measuresCognitive performancePractice effectsComprehensive neuropsychological test batteryTest scoresReliable change index methodCognitive-enhancing medicationsNeuropsychological test batteryCognitive test scoresSignificant test-retest correlationsModest cognitive improvementTest-retest correlationsTest-retest performanceCognitive improvementTest batterySecond-generation antipsychotic medicationsTest-retest errorSchizophrenia patientsRetest studyAntipsychotic medicationAlternate formsConventional antipsychotic medicationsSchizophreniaSpurious improvementPrior studies