Cognitive Rehabilitation in Schizophrenia-Associated Cognitive Impairment: A Review.

ABSTRACT: Patients suffering from schizophrenia often experience cognitive disturbances. Cognitive rehabilitation-computerized or non-computerized-is widely known as an alternative way to enhance cognitive functioning in patients with schizophrenia. The aim of the present review was to examine the role of cognitive rehabilitation (both computerized and non-computerized) for the alleviation of cognitive impairment in schizophrenia patients. Fourteen relative studies were examined and included in the present review. The results revealed that both computerized and non-computerized cognitive rehabilitation could enhance cognitive functioning and more specifically memory, attention, executive functioning, processing speed and in a few cases, even non-cognitive impairments, such as other schizophrenia sym

SUBMITTER: Zoupa E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9844333 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature