Open AccessAge as a moderator of change following compensatory cognitive training in individuals with severe mental illnesses.
Author(s) -
Kelsey R. Thomas,
Olga Puig,
Elizabeth W. Twamley
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
psychiatric rehabilitation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1559-3126
pISSN - 1095-158X
DOI - 10.1037/prj0000206
Subject(s) - psychology , cognition , context (archaeology) , schizoaffective disorder , verbal fluency test , population , moderation , clinical psychology , mood , cognitive skill , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychiatry , medicine , psychosis , neuropsychology , biology , paleontology , social psychology , environmental health
This study explored whether age moderated cognitive, symptom, and functional changes over a 12-week compensatory cognitive training (CCT) intervention for participants with severe mental illnesses. CCT focused on the cognitive domains of attention, learning, prospective memory, and executive functioning, often impaired in this population.