title: Social cognition enhancement training for schizophrenia: a preliminary randomized controlled trial.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether social cognition enhancement training (SCET) is effective in improving social context appraisal and perspective-taking abilities of patients with schizophrenia. A total of 34 patients were randomly assigned to receive SCET plus standard psychiatric rehabilitation training or standard psychiatric rehabilitation training only. SCET was conducted twice weekly on a group basis for 6 months. Some social cognitive abilities were improved rapidly after 2-month treatment whereas some improved only after 6-month treatment. These results show promise for the impact of SCET on the social cognitive functioning of individuals with chronic schizophrenia, and further investigation is merited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Korea University, Sungbuk-Gu, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kee-Hong
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jung-Hye
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D004644:Emotions; D005149:Facial Expression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000534:rehabilitation; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012919:Social Behavior; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014888:Wechsler Scales
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents