title: Cognitive training for divergent thinking in schizophrenia: a pilot study.
abstract: Individuals with schizophrenia demonstrate deficits in divergent thinking. This ability is indispensable for generating creative solutions and navigating the complexities of social interactions. In a pilot study, seventeen stable schizophrenia outpatients were randomly assigned to a training program for divergent thinking or a control program on convergent thinking. After eight weeks of training, participants in the divergent thinking program had significantly greater improvements on measures of idea fluency, negative symptoms, and interpersonal relations than did participants receiving the control program. These preliminary results suggest that interventions for divergent thinking in schizophrenia may lead to improvements in patients' social functioning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan. nemotaka@aol.com
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nemoto
authors.forename: Ryoko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yamazawa
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Nobuharu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Bun
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chino
authors.forename: Chiyo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Haruo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kashima
authors.forename: Yuri
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rassovsky
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizuno
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002746:Chlorpromazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D013850:Thinking / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D002746:Chlorpromazine