Efficacy of metacognitive training on symptom severity, neurocognition and social cognition in patients with schizophrenia: A single-blind randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Over the past decades, a number of complementary treatments for schizophrenia have emerged. One of these is metacognitive training (MCT), which combines the principles of cognitive-behavioral therapies, cognitive remediation, and psychoeducation into a hybrid approach placing emphasis on increasing metacognitive awareness. The aim of our study was to investigate the efficacy of MCT on symptom severity, and neurocognitive and social cognitive functioning in schizophrenia; also, attention was paid to the assessment of subjective acceptability. Forty-six patients diagnosed with schizophrenia were included in our single-blind randomized controlled trial, who were assigned to the intervention or control group. The intervention group was provided standard MCT, while the control group received tr

SUBMITTER: Fekete Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9544200 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature