title: [Effectiveness of cognitive skills training in schizophrenia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study evaluated methods for improving cognitive skills of patients with schizophrenia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subjects in the experimental group received 12 sessions of practice with various cognitive tasks, while patients in the control group participated in sessions of psychoeducation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Cognitive assessment before and after the study phase showed that patients in the experimental group had made significantly more improvement than the control group. Both groups improved on the insight scores, however, reductions in the level of psychopathology were less tangible.
authors.affiliation: Instytutu Psychologii Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie. mnieznanski@wp.pl
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nieznański
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Czerwińska
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chojnowska
authors.forename: Sławomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Walczak
authors.forename: Witold
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Duński
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003071:Cognition; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012938:Social Perception; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome