Abstract
Cognition is an important factor that affects daily functioning and quality of life. Impairment in cognitive function is a common symptom present in various psychological disorders, which hinders patients from functioning normally. Given that cognitive impairment has devastating effects, enhancing this in patients should lead to improvements in compromised quality of life and functioning, including vocational functioning. Over the past 50 years, several attempts have been made to improve impaired cognition, and empirical evidence for cognitive remediation (CR) has accumulated that supports its efficacy for treating schizophrenia. More recently, CR has been successfully applied in the treatment of depressive disorders, bipolar disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and anorexia nervosa. This study critically reviews recent CR studies and suggests their future direction. This study aimed to provide a modern definition of CR, and examine the current status of empirical evidence and representative CR programs that are widely used around the world.
Highlights
Reviewed by: Mahesh Menon, University of British Columbia, Canada Avraham Schweiger, Academic College Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel
cognitive remediation (CR) has been conducted in various psychiatric disorders, and a number of studies have suggested that CR is effective in improving impaired cognitive functioning
Several CR studies have shown that CR can be used for other purposes as well as improvement cognitive functioning
Summary
Reviewed by: Mahesh Menon, University of British Columbia, Canada Avraham Schweiger, Academic College Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel. Given that cognitive impairment has devastating effects, enhancing this in patients should lead to improvements in compromised quality of life and functioning, including vocational functioning. Cognitive function is involved in daily activities, such as talking to a friend or seeking a job. As people use their cognitive ability to engage in everyday life, cognitive function is considered an important factor for individuals. In DSM-5, cognitive functions are divided into six key domains: complex attention, executive function, learning and memory, language, perceptual-motor, and social cognition. Attention is one of the basic cognitive functions used in everyday life This ability allows individuals to recall a story they have just heard, to focus on a lecture, and to accept and maintain diverse and complex information. The components of executive function are planning, decision making, working memory, responding to feedback, inhibition, and Cognitive Remediation for Psychiatric Disorders
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