Psychiatry Research
Volume 143, Issue 2 , Pages 159-166 , 30 August 2006

Learning potential as a predictor of readiness for psychosocial rehabilitation in schizophrenia

  • Joanna M. Fiszdon

      Affiliations

    • Yale University Department of Psychiatry, New Haven, CT, United States
    • VA Connecticut Health Care System, West Haven, CT, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Psychology Service (116B), VA Connecticut Healthcare System, 950 Campbell Ave. West Haven, CT 06516, United States. Tel.: +1 203 932 5711x2231; fax: +1 203 937 4883.
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  • Joel F. McClough

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, United States
    • Hall-Brooke Behavioral Health Services, Westport, CT, United States
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  • Steven M. Silverstein

      Affiliations

    • University of Illinois, Department of Psychiatry, Chicago, IL, United States
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  • Morris D. Bell

      Affiliations

    • Yale University Department of Psychiatry, New Haven, CT, United States
    • VA Connecticut Health Care System, West Haven, CT, United States
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  • Justin R. Jaramillo

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, United States
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  • Thomas E. Smith

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, United States
    • Hall-Brooke Behavioral Health Services, Westport, CT, United States

Received 5 July 2005 ,Revised 1 September 2005 ,Accepted 28 September 2005.

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PII: S0165-1781(05)00304-5

doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2005.09.012

Psychiatry Research
Volume 143, Issue 2 , Pages 159-166 , 30 August 2006

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