The Rehabilitation of Cognitive Deficits

Abstract There is now a recognition of the importance of cognition to rehabilitation outcome for people with schizophrenia. Although the possibility of implementing a program to provide rehabilitation directly for poor information processing has attracted enthusiastic support from mental health professionals, the evidence for its effectiveness is slim. This paper describes the evidence in favor of different forms of cognitive rehabilitation, but counsels against the wholesale investment of resources until more data is available on its efficacy. However, some programs are available which do have empirical support, and one of these is described in more detail in this paper.