Schizophrenia Research
Volume 59, Issue 2 , Pages 225-232 , 1 February 2003

Computer-assisted cognitive rehabilitation reduces negative symptoms in the severely mentally ill

  • Dona M Bellucci

      Affiliations

    • CPC Behavioral Healthcare, High Point Center Way, Morganville, NJ 07751, USA
    • ,
  • Kathryn Glaberman

      Affiliations

    • CPC Behavioral Healthcare, High Point Center Way, Morganville, NJ 07751, USA
    • ,
  • Nick Haslam

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia.
    • Department of Psychology, New School University, 65 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003, USA

Received 10 August 2001 ,Revised 26 November 2001 ,Accepted 29 November 2001.

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Schizophrenia Research
Volume 59, Issue 2 , Pages 225-232 , 1 February 2003

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