The purpose of this study is to determine if Functional Skills Training Software (FunSTAT) improves general cognition and/or functional capacity of individuals with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. The study uses a computer-based training program which presents everyday living skills (i.e., using an ATM, taking the correct medication, and calling the pharmacy to refill one’s prescription) conducted in one-hour sessions held thrice a week.
- Male and female patients
- 18-65 years of age
- Diagnosis: Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder
- Adequate hearing, vision, motor capacities
The purpose of this study is to determine if Functional Skills Training Software (FunSTAT) improves general cognition and/or functional capacity of individuals with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. The study uses a computer-based training program which presents everyday living skills (i.e., using an ATM, taking the correct medication, and calling the pharmacy to refill one’s prescription) conducted in one-hour sessions held thrice a week.
Anzalee Khan, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator at 646-766-5876 or Anzalee.Khan@nki.rfmh.org
- Reading scores less than 30th percentile
- Major neurologic disorder
- Unstable antipsychotic dosing