Compensatory Cognitive Training For Schizophrenia

Compensatory Cognitive Training for Psychosocial Correlates and Self-stigma in Persons With Schizophrenia

This study aimed to investigate the effects of compensatory cognitive training plus treatment as usual (CCT+TAU) versus treatment as usual (TAU) on on self-esteem, self-efficacy, quality of life, and self-stigma for schizophrenia.

Inclusion Criteria:

• diagnosis of schizophrenia, based on the ICD-10 diagnostic criteria for research (World Health Organization, 1992)
• age from 20 to 65
• attending day care center regularly for at least 3 months
• taking stable dose of medication for at least 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• comorbid autism spectrum disorder
• comorbid mental retardation
• lacking the reading and writing skills