11.1 EXECUTIVE COGNITIVE TRAINING VS. PERCEPTUAL COGNITIVE TRAINING FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA-SPECTRUM DISORDERS: TREATMENT OUTCOMES AND PREDICTORS OF RESPONSE

摘要

Neurocognitive impairments are the best predictors of community functioning for individuals with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. Cognitive remediation is a psychological intervention designed to improve neurocognitive abilities and community functioning. However, different theoretical approaches have developed without any studies directly comparing them. Additionally, with a movement towards personalizing cognitive enhancing techniques, greater emphasis is being placed on determining predictors of treatment response. The current study is the first to compare the two dominant approaches to cognitive remediation (training of executive skills and training of perceptual skills) and examine predictors of treatment response.