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Social Cognition Enhancement Training for Schizophrenia: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether social cognition enhancement training (SCET) is effective in improving social context appraisal and perspective-taking abilities of patients with schizophrenia. A total of 34 patients were randomly assigned to receive SCET plus standard psychiatric rehabilitation training or standard psychiatric rehabilitation training only. SCET was conducted twice weekly on a group basis for 6 months. Some social cognitive abilities were improved rapidly after 2-month treatment whereas some improved only after 6-month treatment. These results show promise for the impact of SCET on the social cognitive functioning of individuals with chronic schizophrenia, and further investigation is merited.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

We gratefully acknowledge Prof. Son, Myung Ja and Prof. Bae, Jeong-Kyu for their help with the study.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

    Kee-Hong Choi M.A. & Jung-Hye Kwon Ph.D.

  2. Department of Psychology, Korea University, 5-1, Anam-Dong, Sungbuk-Gu, Seoul, 136-701, Korea

    Jung-Hye Kwon Ph.D.

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Kee-Hong Choi and Jung-Hye Kwon are affiliated with the Department of Psychology, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

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Choi, KH., Kwon, JH. Social Cognition Enhancement Training for Schizophrenia: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial. Community Ment Health J 42, 177–187 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-005-9023-6

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