Prognostic and therapeutic relevance of cognitive characteristics for the long-term course of schizophrenic illness following psychoeducational psychotherapeutic treatment

• Published in: Fortschritte der Neurologie, Psychiatrie Vol. 68; no. 2; p. 54
• Main Authors: Feldmann, R, Buchkremer, G, Hornung, W P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Germany 01.02.2000
• Subjects: Adult; Cognition - physiology; Cognition Disorders - prevention & control; Cognition Disorders - psychology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Outpatients; Patient Education as Topic; Prognosis; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Psychotherapy; Recurrence; Schizophrenia - therapy; Schizophrenic Psychology

In a prospective, randomized clinical trial cognitive characteristics of schizophrenic patients were examined as predictors of the efficacy of a psychoeducational psychotherapeutic intervention. The aim of this study was to select adequate cognitive predictors. The reduction of the selected cognitiv...