Strategies for Psychiatric Rehabilitation and their Cognitive Outcomes in Schizophrenia: Review of Last Five-year Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cognitive deficits are core features of Schizophrenia, showing poor response to antipsychotic treatment, therefore non-pharmacological rehabilitative approaches to such a symptom domain need to be identified. However, since not all patients with Schizophrenia exhibit the same cognitive impairment profile, individualized rehabilitative approaches should be set up.

Objectives

We explored the last five-year literature addressing the issue of cognitive dysfunction response to rehabilitative methodologies in Schizophrenia to identify possible predictors of response and individualized strategies to treat such a dysfunction.

Conclusion

A total of 76 studies were reviewed. Possible predictors of cognitive rehabilitation outcome were identified among patient-specifi

SUBMITTER: Rampino A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8227533 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature