The papers comprising this special issue make important contributions to the cognitive remediation field by testing the efficacy of cognitive programs on unique symptom targets of serious mental illness, evaluating novel cognitive program enhancements, demonstrating the feasibility and promise of incorporating cognitive programs into everyday practice, and engaging new populations into cognitive programs.
Together, these papers show that cognitive remediation is an important and increasingly common component of comprehensive psychiatric rehabilitation programs that can increase the effectiveness of these programs at helping participants make progress toward and achieve their personal goals.
Guest Editor
Table of contents
- Introduction to Special Issue on Cognitive Remediation
Pages 1–3
McGurk, Susan R.; Mueser, Kim T. - Efficacy of Cognitive Rehabilitation Using Computer Software With Individuals Living With Schizophrenia: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Japan
Pages 4–11
Iwata, Kazuhiko; Matsuda, Yasuhiro; Sato, Sayaka; Furukawa, Shunichi; Watanabe, Yukako; Hatsuse, Norifumi; Ikebuchi, Emi - Understanding Social Situations (USS): A Proof-of-Concept Social–Cognitive Intervention Targeting Theory of Mind and Attributional Bias in Individuals With Psychosis
Pages 12–20
Fiszdon, Joanna M.; Roberts, David L.; Penn, David L.; Choi, Kee-Hong; Tek, Cenk; Choi, Jimmy; Bell, Morris D. - Supplementing Intensive Targeted Computerized Cognitive Training With Social Cognitive Exercises for People With Schizophrenia: An Interim Report
Pages 21–32
Fisher, Melissa; Nahum, Mor; Howard, Elizabeth; Rowlands, Abby; Brandrett, Benjamin; Kermott, Amy; Woolley, Joshua; Vinogradov, Sophia - Pupillometer-Based Neurofeedback Cognitive Training to Improve Processing Speed and Social Functioning in Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Pages 33–42
Choi, Jimmy; Corcoran, Cheryl M.; Fiszdon, Joanna M.; Stevens, Michael; Javitt, Daniel C.; Deasy, Melissa; Haber, Lawrence C.; Dewberry, Michael J.; Pearlson, Godfrey D. - Visual Perceptual Remediation for Individuals With Schizophrenia: Rationale, Method, and Three Case Studies
Pages 43–52
Butler, Pamela D.; Thompson, Judy L.; Seitz, Aaron R.; Deveau, Jenni; Silverstein, Steven M. - Action-Based Cognitive Remediation for Individuals With Serious Mental Illnesses: Effects of Real-World Simulations and Goal Setting on Functional and Vocational Outcomes
Pages 53–60
Bowie, Christopher R.; Grossman, Michael; Gupta, Maya; Holshausen, Katherine; Best, Michael W. - Predictors of Response to Cognitive Remediation in Service Recipients With Severe Mental Illness
Pages 61–69
Lindenmayer, Jean-Pierre; Ozog, Veronica Anna; Khan, Anzalee; Ljuri, Isidora; Fregenti, Samantha; McGurk, Susan R. - Age as a Moderator of Change Following Compensatory Cognitive Training in Individuals With Severe Mental Illnesses
Pages 70–78
Thomas, Kelsey R.; Puig, Olga; Twamley, Elizabeth W. - The Feasibility of Implementing Cognitive Remediation for Work in Community Based Psychiatric Rehabilitation Programs
Pages 79–86
McGurk, Susan R.; Mueser, Kim T.; Watkins, Melanie A.; Dalton, Carline M.; Deutsch, Heather - Successful Implementation of a Cognitive Remediation Program in Everyday Clinical Practice for Individuals Living With Schizophrenia
Pages 87–93
John, Alexander Panickacheril; Yeak, Kim; Ayres, Helen; Dragovic, Milan - A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Remediation and Work Therapy in the Early Phase of Substance Use Disorder Recovery for Older Veterans: Neurocognitive and Substance Use Outcomes
Pages 94–102
Bell, Morris D.; Laws, Holly B.; Petrakis, Ismene B. - Evaluation of a Cognitive Remediation Intervention for College Students With Psychiatric Conditions
Pages 103–107
Mullen, Michelle G.; Thompson, Judy L.; Murphy, Ann A.; Malenczak, Derek; Giacobbe, Giovanna; Karyczak, Sean; Holloway, Katherine E.; Twamley, Elizabeth W.; Silverstein, Steven M.; Gill, Kenneth J. - Characteristics Associated With the Pursuit of Work and School Among Participants in a Treatment Program for First Episode of Psychosis
Pages 108–112
Humensky, Jennifer L.; Essock, Susan M.; Dixon, Lisa B. - Helping Learners Level Up With Cognitive Supports
Pages 113–115
Malenczak, Derek; Nemec, Patricia B. - Defining "Peerness" in Peer-Delivered Health and Wellness Interventions for Serious Mental Illness
Page 116
Muralidharan, Anjana; Peeples, Amanda D.; Lucksted, Alicia; Goldberg, Richard W. - "Defining "Peerness" in Peer-Delivered Health and Wellness Interventions for Serious Mental Illness": Response to Letter to the Editor
Page 116
Silver, Jody; Nemec, Patricia B.
