NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS OF SKILLS TRAINING FOR CHRONIC PSYCHIATRIC-PATIENTS
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS OF SKILLS TRAINING FOR CHRONIC PSYCHIATRIC-PATIENTS
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DOI:
10.1016/0165-1781(92)90055-8
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发表时间:
1992-09-01
影响因子:
11.3
通讯作者:
SATZ, P
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作者:
KERN, RS;GREEN, MF;SATZ, P
Measures of neuropsychological functioning were examined for their relationship to skills training ability. In a longitudinal design, 16 psychotic in-patients were followed during their involvement in a skills training program. The two training programs (Symptom Management and Medication Management) included daily 2-hour sessions over an 8-month period. Five clinical neuropsychological measures and three laboratory-based information processing measures were administered at baseline. The outcome variables included two measures of skill knowledge/ability and a measure of on-task behavior. Modest correlations were found between outcome measures and three types of predictors: serial verbal learning, susceptibility to distraction, and vigilance. These findings suggest that selected measures of neuropsychological functioning may help to target those cognitive abilities necessary for skill acquisition, and may aid in selecting patients most likely to benefit from skills training.