Neuroimaging predictors of response to cognitive remediation and social skills training: A pilot study in veterans with schizophrenia

  • Margaret M. McClure
  • , Fiona S. Graff
  • , Joseph Triebwasser
  • , M. Mercedes Perez-Rodriguez
  • , Daniel R. Rosell
  • , Philip R. Szeszko
  • , King Wai Chu
  • , Antonia S. New
  • , Larry J. Siever
  • , Erin A. Hazlett

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Abstract

Neuroimaging may predict response to cognitive remediation therapy and social skills training (CRT + SST) in schizophrenia. Identifying biological predictors of response is crucial for treatment decision making given not all patients respond to such interventions. Nineteen veterans with schizophrenia enrolled in an 8-week trial of CRT + SST. Ten participants completed diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) at baseline. Baseline fractional anisotropy (FA) in the superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF) and overall average FA predicted improvements in visual-spatial working memory, and social cognition, respectively. Neuroimaging may be useful in identifying therapeutic targets in schizophrenia.
Original languageEnglish
Article number110988
JournalPsychiatry Research - Neuroimaging
Volume293
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 30 2019

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

Keywords

  • Cognitive remediation
  • Diffusion tensor imaging
  • Schizophrenia
  • Social skills training

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