title: Effects of cognitive remediation on neurocognitive functions and psychiatric symptoms in schizophrenia inpatients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Many individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia have significant neurocognitive deficits, especially in the areas of attention, memory, and executive function. These deficits may exacerbate patients' psychiatric symptoms. Cognitive remediation has shown efficacy in improving neurocognitive functioning and may lead to amelioration of psychiatric symptoms in persons with schizophrenia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-two schizophrenic inpatients were randomly assigned to either a cognitive remediation group (n=21) or a control group (n=21) and were assessed using a neuropsychological battery and symptom scales for depression, anxiety, and positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia at baseline and after two months of participation in a cognitive remediation program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The intervention group showed significant improvements in neuropsychological functioning, depression and negative symptoms of schizophrenia after the intervention compared to the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results of the study provide support for cognitive remediation as an efficacious intervention to improve neurocognitive functioning and decrease psychiatric symptoms of schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Psychology, Hazrat Rasoul Akram Hospital, Niayesh, Satar Khan, Tehran, Iran. m-gharaeipour@farabi.tums.ac.ir
authors.forename: Manouchehr
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gharaeipour
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001288:Attention; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012073:Remedial Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D055815:Young Adult