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Improving Basic and Social Cognition in Veterans With Schizophrenia
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Cognitive remediation, Social Cognitive skills training, and 2 other interventions for Schizoaffective Disorder and Schizophrenia. Completed, enrolled 85 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Veterans with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder experience very high levels of disability and poor community outcome. Further improvements in community outcome for patients with these disorders will not occur simply through better control of clinical symptoms. Instead, it will be necessary to find treatments that address the key determinants of poor functional outcome. Evidence strongly suggests that basic (non-social) cognitive and social cognitive deficits are among the key determinants of functional outcome for these illnesses. The primary goal of this 2-year pilot study is to implement and validate a new remediation program for social cognition that is appropriate for veterans with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Computer exercises in attention, memory, and speed of processing.
Group training on emotion perception, social perception, and understanding others' mental states.
A combination of the two groups listed above.
Skills training in how to identify symptoms of illness and medication side effects.