The Effectiveness and Applicability of Compensatory Cognitive Training for Japanese Patients with Schizophrenia: A Pilot Study

Figure 2

Means and standard deviations by evaluation times and outcome scores for each group. Square: compensatory cognitive training group; Circle: treatment as usual group. ((a), (b)) For verbal memory, ((c), (d)) for processing speed, and (e) for social functioning. The horizontal axis indicates evaluation times. Baseline: before CCT intervention, postintervention: after 3-month CCT intervention, and follow-up: 3 months after postintervention. The vertical axis indicates outcome scores. (a) Total score (0–48) of the Japanese Verbal Learning Test, (b) immediate recall score (0–25) of the story subtest from the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test, (c) raw score (0–133) of the digit symbol subtest from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale—Third Edition, (d) time required to finish the Trail Making Test part A in seconds, and (e) total score (0–226) of Social Functioning Scale, Japanese version, rated by participants’ family members. Error bars denote ±1 SD.

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