title: Cognitive rehabilitation for patients with schizophrenia in Korea.
abstract: Psychosocial rehabilitation programs received mental health professional support in addition to traditional medication therapy. Many psychosocial programs were developed since the 1990s, including cognitive remediation therapy. In this review, we focus on cognitive remediation therapy in Korea since the 1990s. We review several cognitive rehabilitation programs developed in Korea and their outcome studies and suggest future research directions and prospects. We reviewed cognitive rehabilitation programs including social cognitive training as well as more recent forms of computerized cognitive rehabilitation. Although there are differences in cognitive domains by training targets, almost all neurocognitive remediation trainings in Korea have beneficial effects on early visual processing, various attention types, and executive function. Future studies need to investigate the mechanisms and various mediators underlying the relationships between cognitive functions and functional outcomes. With more comprehensive cognitive and social cognitive programs, we can enhance both cognition and functional outcomes of the patients with schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Mental Health, Korea. Electronic address: berbetlee@hanmail.net.
authors.forename: Won Hye
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Counseling Psychology, Seoul Cyber University, 193-15, Mia Dong, Gang Buk Gu, Seoul, 142-700 Korea. Electronic address: wisemind96@iscu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Woo Kyeong
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000072466:Cognitive Remediation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*
keywords: Cognitive remediation therapy; Computerized cognitive rehabilitation; Functional outcomes; Social cognitive programs