Abstract
This research examined the preliminary effects of Cognitive Enhancement Therapy (CET) on social cognition in early course schizophrenia, using an objective, performance-based measure of emotional intelligence. Individuals in the early course of schizophrenia were randomly assigned to either CET ( n = 18) or Enriched Supportive Therapy ( n = 20), and assessed at baseline and after 1 year of treatment with the Mayer–Salovey–Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test. A series of analyses of covariance showed highly significant ( p = .005) and large (Cohen's d = .96) effects favoring CET for improving emotional intelligence, with the most pronounced improvements occurring in patients' ability to understand and manage their own and others' emotions. These findings lend preliminary support to the previously documented benefits of CET on social cognition in schizophrenia, and suggest that such benefits can be extended to patients in the early course of the illness.
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