Compensatory cognitive training for people with severe mental illnesses in supported employment: A randomized controlled trial
Treatments for cognitive and functional impairments associated with severe mental illnesses are urgently needed. We tested a 12-week, manualized, Compensatory Cognitive Training (CCT) intervention targeting prospective memory, attention, learning/memory, and executive functioning in the context of supported employment for people with severe mental illnesses who were seeking work. 153 unemployed, work-seeking outpatients with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder (n=58), bipolar disorder (n=37), or major depression (n=58) were randomized to receive supported employment plus CCT or enhanced supported employment, a robust control group.
Source: Schizophrenia Research - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Elizabeth W. Twamley, Kelsey R. Thomas, Cynthia Z. Burton, Lea Vella, Dilip V. Jeste, Robert K. Heaton, Susan R. McGurk Source Type: research
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