title: Measurement and Treatment Research toImprove Cognition in Schizophrenia Consensus Cognitive Battery: validation of the Japanese version.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This preliminary study was performed to test the reliability and validity of the Measurement and Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia (MATRICS) Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB), developed by the National Institute of Mental Health MATRICS initiative, as an assessment tool in a Japanese-language version (MCCB-J).
  
  
  METHODS
  The subjects for the present study were 37 patients with schizophrenia. Each subject gave written informed consent to participate in the research. In order to examine the validity of the MCCB-J, the correlation between the MCCB-J and the Japanese-language version of the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS) was determined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Cronbach's alpha for the MCCB-J was 0.72. The MCCB-J composite score was significantly correlated with all subtests of the MCCB-J. There was a significant correlation between the MCCB-J and the BACS composite score.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This preliminary study indicates that the MCCB-J has good psychometric properties and validity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Iwaki Clinic, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan. kaneday-tsh@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kaneda
authors.forename: Tetsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohmori
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okahisa
authors.forename: Tomiki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sumiyoshi
authors.forename: Shenghong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueoka
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takaki
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakagome
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sora
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044466:Asian People; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000502:physiology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011340:Problem Solving; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D014145:Trail Making Test; D014706:Verbal Learning / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents