Cognitive Remediation in Forensic Mental Health Care
The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
30 participants
Feb 10, 2020
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Forensic patients often display cognitive deficits, particularly in the domain of executive functions, that represent a challenge to forensic rehabilitation. One empirically-validated method to train executive functions is cognitive remediation, which consists of cognitive exercises combined with coaching. This trial investigates whether cognitive remediation can improve cognitive, functional, and clinical outcomes in forensic inpatients.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- i1. Age 18 - 55; i2. Ability to read and speak in fluent English; i3. Current status as inpatient on the Forensic Treatment Unit.
Exclusion Criteria1
- e1. Intellectual disability; e2. TBI with loss of consciousness followed by known severe neurological sequelae requiring hospitalisation and rehabilitation.
Interventions
Cognitive Remediation consists of exercises, preferably supported by coaching, aimed at engaging cognitive skills and, as a result, at improving cognition as well as functional and clinical outcomes.
Active control condition for cognitive remediation, matched in terms of session modality, number, duration, frequency, and format.
Locations(1)
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NCT04610697