Benedict R H, Harris A E
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287.
Br J Clin Psychol. 1989 May;28(2):187-8. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1989.tb00832.x.
This study investigated the utility of cognitive retraining procedures in the treatment of schizophrenia. Twenty in-patients were matched on reaction time and assigned to one of three groups: experimental-treatment, attention-placebo and no-treatment control. Subjects participating in the experimental attention-training programme exhibited significantly greater reaction-time improvement than controls. The data suggest that practice on cognitive tasks can improve the attentional performance of chronic schizophrenic patients.
