title: Treatment of cognitive dysfunction in psychiatric disorders.
abstract: Most people with severe and persistent psychiatric disorders have significant cognitive deficits. Both schizophrenia and affective disorders with psychosis are associated with problems in attention, memory, and executive functioning. These deficits are predictive of lower work status, impairments in social skills, and poorer response to psychosocial skills training. Cognitive impairment makes it difficult for individuals to benefit from focused skills interventions that they are offered. This article describes behavioral treatments available to address cognitive dysfunction in individuals with psychiatric disorders. The evidence for efficacy is reviewed and recommendations are made for ways to begin addressing cognitive impairment in mainstream psychiatric practice.
authors.affiliation: Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Medalia
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012073:Remedial Teaching; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome