Schizophrenia Research
Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 112-116 , March 2007

Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT) for inpatients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: Preliminary findings

  • Dennis R. Combs

      Affiliations

    • University of Tulsa, Department of Psychology, 600 South College Ave. Tulsa, OK 74104, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychology, Lorton Hall, Room 308, University of Tulsa, 600 South College Ave. Tulsa, OK 74104, USA. Tel.: +1 918 631 2751; fax: +1 918 63102833.
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  • Scott D. Adams

      Affiliations

    • University of Tulsa, Department of Psychology, 600 South College Ave. Tulsa, OK 74104, USA
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  • David L. Penn

      Affiliations

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Psychology, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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  • David Roberts

      Affiliations

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Psychology, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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  • Joshua Tiegreen

      Affiliations

    • University of Tulsa, Department of Psychology, 600 South College Ave. Tulsa, OK 74104, USA
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  • Patricia Stem

      Affiliations

    • University of Tulsa, Department of Psychology, 600 South College Ave. Tulsa, OK 74104, USA

Received 28 August 2006 ,Revised 27 November 2006 ,Accepted 11 December 2006.

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PII: S0920-9964(06)00517-2

doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2006.12.010

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 112-116 , March 2007

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