Kern R S, Green M F, Satz P
University of California, Los Angeles.
Psychiatry Res. 1992 Sep;43(3):223-30. doi: 10.1016/0165-1781(92)90055-8.
Measures of neuropsychological functioning were examined for their relationship to skills training ability. In a longitudinal design, 16 psychotic inpatients were followed during their involvement in a skills training program. The two training programs (Symptom Management and Medication Management) included daily 2-hour sessions over an 8-month period. Five clinical neuropsychological measures and three laboratory-based information processing measures were administered at baseline. The outcome variables included two measures of skill knowledge/ability and a measure of on-task behavior. Modest correlations were found between outcome measures and three types of predictors: serial verbal learning, susceptibility to distraction, and vigilance. These findings suggest that selected measures of neuropsychological functioning may help to target those cognitive abilities necessary for skill acquisition, and may aid in selecting patients most likely to benefit from skills training.
研究了神经心理功能指标与技能训练能力之间的关系。在一项纵向研究设计中，对16名患有精神病的住院患者在参与技能训练项目期间进行了跟踪。这两个训练项目（症状管理和药物管理）包括在8个月的时间里每天进行2小时的课程。在基线时进行了五项临床神经心理测试和三项基于实验室的信息处理测试。结果变量包括两项技能知识/能力测试和一项任务执行行为测试。在结果测试与三种预测因素之间发现了适度的相关性：系列言语学习、分心易感性和警觉性。这些发现表明，选定的神经心理功能指标可能有助于确定技能习得所需的那些认知能力，并有助于挑选出最有可能从技能训练中受益的患者。
