2017
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Remediation and Work Therapy in the Early Phase of Substance Use Disorder Recovery for Older Veterans: Neurocognitive and Substance Use Outcomes
Bell MD, Laws HB, Petrakis IB. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Remediation and Work Therapy in the Early Phase of Substance Use Disorder Recovery for Older Veterans: Neurocognitive and Substance Use Outcomes. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 2017, 40: 94-102. PMID: 27732034, PMCID: PMC5378626, DOI: 10.1037/prj0000211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive remediation therapyWork therapySUD outcomesExecutive Function IndexOutpatient veteransSubstance use disorder outcomesDays of abstinenceExecutive functionPremorbid IQCognitive changesCognitive recoveryPilot study reportsDisorder outcomesResidential treatmentSubstance useCognitive impairmentDrug abuseBaseline assessmentTotal abstinenceMixed effects modelsAbstinenceVeteransOutpatient treatmentSUDBlind assessment
2016
Cognitive remediation for individuals with psychosis: efficacy and mechanisms of treatment effects
Fiszdon J, Choi K, Bell M, Choi J, Silverstein S. Cognitive remediation for individuals with psychosis: efficacy and mechanisms of treatment effects. Psychological Medicine 2016, 46: 3275-3289. PMID: 27605034, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291716001951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVerbal learningVisuospatial memoryCognitive remediation interventionsTraining task performanceIntrapsychic foundations subscalesMedium-sized correlationsPost-training improvementInterviewer-rated measuresSelf-report measuresIndependent living skillsWait-list controlEvidence-based treatmentsCognitive remediationVerbal memoryNeuropsychological measuresRemediation interventionsTask performanceTask improvementTraining tasksLiving skillsNeuropsychological improvementCR efficacyGroup differencesMemoryFunctioningIntegrated supported employment plus cognitive remediation training for people with schizophrenia.
Tsang H, Bell M, Cheung V, Tam K, Yeung W. Integrated supported employment plus cognitive remediation training for people with schizophrenia. Hong Kong Medical Journal 2016, 22 Suppl 2: s15-8. PMID: 26908337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive 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
2014
Virtual Reality Job Interview Training for Individuals With Psychiatric Disabilities
Smith MJ, Ginger EJ, Wright M, Wright K, Humm L, Olsen D, Bell MD, Fleming MF. Virtual Reality Job Interview Training for Individuals With Psychiatric Disabilities. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2014, 202: 659-667. PMID: 25099298, PMCID: PMC4149584, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000000187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirtual reality job interview trainingJob interview trainingJob interview skillsVR-JITInterview trainingInterview skillsRole-play performancePsychiatric disabilitiesCommunity-based settingsJob interviewsVirtual charactersTAU groupUsual groupFuture interviewsTraining sessionsFuture researchOnline trainingInitial feasibilityPerformance scoresSkillsTrainingParticipantsEfficacyDisabilityIndividualsBenefits of Cognitive Remediation and Supported Employment for Schizophrenia Patients With Poor Community Functioning
Bell MD, Choi KH, Dyer C, Wexler BE. Benefits of Cognitive Remediation and Supported Employment for Schizophrenia Patients With Poor Community Functioning. Psychiatric Services 2014, 65: 469-475. PMID: 24382594, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201200505.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Social Cognitive Impairments and Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: Are There Subtypes With Distinct Functional Correlates?
Bell MD, Corbera S, Johannesen JK, Fiszdon JM, Wexler BE. Social Cognitive Impairments and Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: Are There Subtypes With Distinct Functional Correlates? Schizophrenia Bulletin 2011, 39: 186-196. PMID: 21976710, PMCID: PMC3523908, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbr125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher social cognitionLower social cognitionSocial cognitive impairmentsHigh-negative symptom groupSocial cognitionNegative-symptom groupNegative symptomsCaruso Emotional Intelligence TestSocial cognitive measuresEmotional Intelligence TestSocial cognitive factorsCognitive impairmentSymptom groupsNegative symptom factorMayer-SaloveyCommon assessment instrumentsCognitive factorsCognitive measuresSubstance abuse historyIntelligence testsCore featuresAbuse historyIndependent dimensionsDistinct factorsSymptom factorsSimulated Job Interview Skill Training for People with Psychiatric Disability: Feasibility and Tolerability of Virtual Reality Training
Bell MD, Weinstein A. Simulated Job Interview Skill Training for People with Psychiatric Disability: Feasibility and Tolerability of Virtual Reality Training. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2011, 37: s91-s97. PMID: 21860052, PMCID: PMC3160120, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbr061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJob interview skillsInterview skillsJob interviewsJob interview trainingJob interview simulationPsychiatric disabilitiesVocational rehabilitation specialistsVirtual reality trainingInterview trainingInterview simulationVirtual reality experienceImportant skillReality trainingVirtual reality technologySkillsAnxietyOngoing feedbackRehabilitation specialistsReality experienceParticipantsSuccessful employmentInterviewsTrainingDisabilityReality technology
2010
Social attribution test — multiple choice (SAT-MC) in schizophrenia: Comparison with community sample and relationship to neurocognitive, social cognitive and symptom measures
Bell MD, Fiszdon JM, Greig TC, Wexler BE. Social attribution test — multiple choice (SAT-MC) in schizophrenia: Comparison with community sample and relationship to neurocognitive, social cognitive and symptom measures. Schizophrenia Research 2010, 122: 164-171. PMID: 20400268, PMCID: PMC2908733, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalysis of VarianceChoice BehaviorCognition DisordersDisability EvaluationFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesReproducibility of ResultsResidence CharacteristicsROC CurveSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySocial PerceptionConceptsSocial Attribution Task-Multiple ChoiceSocial cognitive measuresCognitive measuresAffect recognitionCommunity sampleSocial cognitive impairmentsTheory of mindSignificant group differencesMATRICS batteryNeurocognitive measuresSCZ participantsVerbal processesAutism researchCognition indexLongitudinal designSymptom measuresGroup differencesCognitive impairmentCommunity-dwelling participantsGeometric figuresSchizoaffective disorderParticipantsSchizophreniaImpairmentMultiple-choice questionsMemory profiles in schizophrenia: Categorization validity and stability
Bell MD, Johannesen JK, Greig TC, Wexler BE. Memory profiles in schizophrenia: Categorization validity and stability. Schizophrenia Research 2010, 118: 26-33. PMID: 20085855, PMCID: PMC3699867, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2009.12.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial cognitive domainsMemory profileCognitive domainsHopkins Verbal LearningCluster analytic techniquesSocial cognitionVerbal learningVerbal memorySubcortical impairmentNeuropsychological assessmentCommunity mental health centerCortical impairmentMental health centersSchizoaffective disorderMotor speedCurrent studySchizophreniaIllness characteristicsMemoryUrban community mental health centerImpairmentSimple decision rulesCognitionCluster analysisCluster groups
2000
Emotional discomfort and impairments in verbal memory in schizophrenia
Lysaker P, Bell M, Greig T, Bryson G. Emotional discomfort and impairments in verbal memory in schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research 2000, 97: 51-59. PMID: 11104857, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1781(00)00221-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVerbal memoryEmotional discomfortLogical memoryVerbal memory deficitsVerbal memory testsDigit Span subtestForms of memorySymptoms of dysphoriaEmotional discomfort symptomsCognitive symptom scoresMemory testPsychosocial deficitsMemory deficitsNegative Syndrome ScaleConcurrent measuresMemoryHopkins testFactor scoresSyndrome ScalePoor performanceMultiple regressionSchizophreniaGreater levelsDeficitsImpairmentObject relations and reality testing in early‐ and late‐onset schizophrenia
Greig T, Bell M, Kaplan E, Bryson G. Object relations and reality testing in early‐ and late‐onset schizophrenia. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2000, 56: 505-517. PMID: 10775044, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(200004)56:4<505::aid-jclp5>3.0.co;2-b.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Internal consistency, temporal stability and neuropsychological correlates of three cognitive components of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)
Bryson G, Bell M, Greig T, Kaplan E. Internal consistency, temporal stability and neuropsychological correlates of three cognitive components of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). Schizophrenia Research 1999, 38: 27-35. PMID: 10427608, DOI: 10.1016/s0920-9964(99)00004-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative Syndrome ScaleSyndrome ScaleInternal consistencyCognitive componentsDSM-IV diagnosisSymptom compositionConcurrent validityDiscriminant validityCognitive dysfunctionCognitive test measuresSchizoaffective disorderPANSS factorsTemporal stabilityNegative symptomsAdequate temporal stabilityPANSS dataFactor analytic studiesSymptomsSchizophrenia researchSimilar psychometric propertiesSchizophreniaDisorganized symptomsNeuropsychological correlatesCognitive domainsPoorer psychometricsPersonality and Psychopathology in Schizophrenia: The Association between Personality Traits and Symptoms
Lysaker P, Bell M, Kaplan E, Greig T, Bryson G. Personality and Psychopathology in Schizophrenia: The Association between Personality Traits and Symptoms. Psychiatry 1999, 62: 36-48. PMID: 10224622, DOI: 10.1080/00332747.1999.11024850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultExtraversion, PsychologicalHumansIndividualityMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeurotic DisordersPersonalityPersonality InventoryProbabilityPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsPsychotic DisordersResearch DesignSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySubstance-Related DisordersWechsler ScalesPersonality as a Predictor of the Variability of Insight in Schizophrenia
Lysaker P, Bell M, Bryson G, Kaplan E. Personality as a Predictor of the Variability of Insight in Schizophrenia. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1999, 187: 119-122. PMID: 10067955, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199902000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
The Functional Consequences of Memory Impairments on Initial Work Performance in People with Schizophrenia
BRYSON G, BELL M, KAPLAN E, GREIG T. The Functional Consequences of Memory Impairments on Initial Work Performance in People with Schizophrenia. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1998, 186: 610-615. PMID: 9788637, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199810000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVerbal memory variablesWork Behavior InventoryVerbal memory impairmentMemory impairmentMemory variablesVerbal memory scoresDomains of functionMemory scoresSocial skillsInitial work functionWork domainWork performanceBehavior InventoryVocational rehabilitation programMultiple regression analysisCognitive impairmentPersonal presentationSchizophrenia researchWork qualitySchizoaffective disorderWork habitsImpairmentTotal scoreRehabilitation programSchizophreniaNeurocognitive function and insight in schizophrenia: support for an association with impairments in executive function but not with impairments in global function
Lysaker P, Bell M, Bryson G, Kaplan E. Neurocognitive function and insight in schizophrenia: support for an association with impairments in executive function but not with impairments in global function. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 1998, 97: 297-301. PMID: 9570491, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10003.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExecutive functionImpaired insightWisconsin Card Sorting TestFrontal lobe functionCard Sorting TestGlobal cognitive functionLobe functionSorting TestNeuropsychological testsCognitive functionNegative Syndrome ScaleNeurocognitive functionInsight ratingNeurocognitive impairmentAbstract FlexibilitySyndrome ScaleSchizoaffective disorderMemorySchizophreniaImpairmentVigilanceScheffe testPerseverationDeficitsRatingsAffect recognition in deficit syndrome schizophrenia
Bryson G, Bell M, Kaplan E, Greig T, Lysaker P. Affect recognition in deficit syndrome schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research 1998, 77: 113-120. PMID: 9541147, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1781(97)00140-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Wisconsin card sorting test dimensions in schizophrenia: Factorial, predictive, and divergent validity
Bell M, Greig T, Kaplan E, Bryson G. Wisconsin card sorting test dimensions in schizophrenia: Factorial, predictive, and divergent validity. Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Neuropsychology 1997, 19: 933-941. PMID: 9524888, DOI: 10.1080/01688639708403774.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Clinical Benefits of Paid Work Activity in Schizophrenia
Bell M, Lysaker P, Milstein R. Clinical Benefits of Paid Work Activity in Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 1996, 22: 51-67. PMID: 8685664, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/22.1.51.Peer-Reviewed Original Research