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Efficacy of Cognitive Remediation and Neurofeedback Training in Patients with Schizophrenia: A Randomized Control Trail

1 Satyadhar Dwivedi & 2 Prof. Dr. Padmakali Banerjee
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Page: 1683-1699
Published on: 2025 December

Abstract

Introduction: Cognitive impairment is a core symptom in schizophrenia that has a significant impact on psychosocial function, but shows a weak response to pharmacological treatment. Consequently, a variety of non pharmacological interventions have tried to find out suitable out come in patients with schizophrenia. The present study was to first to find out can cognitive remediation and neurofeedback training with pharmacological intervention can bring batter functional outcome in patients with schizophrenia. Method: Twenty Schizophrenia diagnosed patients were selected. The participants were examined before intervention started and after completion of cognitive remediation and neurofeedback training the post assessment were performed. The assessments were done using the Socio Demographic and Clinical Data Sheet, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, Cognitive Symptom Checklist, Digit Symbol Substitution Test, PGI Memory Scale, Trail Making Test, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. The data were analyzed via SPSS-21.Mean, standard deviation and repeated measures analysis were used to analyze the data. Results: After receiving the combination treatment of cognitive remediation, neurofeedback training and pharmacological interventions brigs better out come in compare to only pharmacological intervention.  The post intervention findings revealed that significant improvement in psychopathology (Z- 3.80) significant at the level of P .001, and the same findings reflecting in improvement in attention (Z-3.790) significant at the level of P .001. Memory and executive functions brings the same results. Conclusion: Cognitive remediation, neurofeedback training and pharmacological interventions brings better out come in compare to pharmacological intervention alone.  

 

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