There has been a surge of interest in the functional consequences of neurocognitive deficits
in schizophrenia. The published literature in this area has doubled in the last few years. In …

Objective: Supported employment has been shown to improve the employment outcomes of
clients with severe mental illness (SMI), but many clients who receive this service still fail to …

The concept of locally specialized functions dominates research on higher brain function
and its disorders. Locally specialized functions must be complemented by processes that …

Objective: To address cognitive impairments that limit the effectiveness of supported
employment services for patients with schizophrenia, a cognitive training program, the …

A large body of research supports the efficacy of psychosocial treatments for schizophrenia,
particularly learning-based therapies. The Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team …

Background: Metabolic side effects have been increasingly noted during therapy with novel
antipsychotics, but there is a dearth of comprehensive comparative data in this area. The …

The purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate that the study of visual processing
abnormalities in schizophrenia offers a unifying perspective on the etiology, development …

People with a mental illness are among the most socially and economically marginalised
members of the community. They experience high levels of unemployment and …

Background Cognitive deficits are a characteristic feature of schizophrenia and contribute to
the profound disabilities associated with this illness. Some of the cognitive deficits that occur …

A complicating factor affecting the treatment of individuals with coexisting substance use
problems and serious mental illness is their motivation for change and how these …