Understanding social situations: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating a novel social cognitive training versus modified problem-solving training for people with psychosis
Fiszdon J, Bell M, Fulford D, Roberts D, Dziura J, Parente L, Nasse A, Choi J. Understanding social situations: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating a novel social cognitive training versus modified problem-solving training for people with psychosis. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 15: 1440476. PMID: 39238934, PMCID: PMC11374757, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1440476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychotic spectrum disordersSpectrum disorderAssociated with poorer social functioningSocial functioningSocial cognition trainingPoor social functioningProblem-solving trainingSocial cognitionTreatment midpointCognitive trainingOne-on-one sessionsSocial situationsEveryday problemsTraining sessionsResearch staff membersSessionsDisordersRandomized controlled trialsDay-to-day interactionsMultiple timepointsEveryday activitiesQuality of lifeParticipantsPsychosisStaff membersEfficacy of cognitive training on cognition, symptoms and functioning: Impact of motivation and attendance
Fiszdon J, Wang K, Lê K, Parente L, Choi J. Efficacy of cognitive training on cognition, symptoms and functioning: Impact of motivation and attendance. Schizophrenia Research Cognition 2024, 37: 100313. PMID: 38680994, PMCID: PMC11046296, DOI: 10.1016/j.scog.2024.100313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive remediation therapyMotivational interviewingCognitive trainingControl interviewSession attendanceEfficacy of cognitive trainingSelf-reported depressive symptomsTraining tasksPsychotic spectrum disordersTask-specific motivationSelf-reported cognitionCompensatory strategy trainingImpact of motivational interviewingEfficacy of CTSelf-reported depressionPredictors of training successAssociated with greater reductionsMotivation levelsRemediation therapyPsychiatric symptomsTreatment ingredientsCourse of trainingCognitive performanceDepressive symptomsPromote generalization