title: Cognitive dysfunctions and psychosocial treatment of schizophrenics: research of the past and perspectives on the future.
abstract: First, family research with the focus on the concept of communication deviance is reviewed. Then, the link between family factors and cognitive characteristics in the offspring is elaborated on. Research on cognitive dysfunctions with a basis in a vulnerability model is the theme of the next section. Finally, psychosocial and cognitive treatment programmes are outlined and discussed.
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Rund
mesh_terms: D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*