“Brain training” software helps people with schizophrenia perform better in cognitive tests (Image: Angelo Cavalli / Photodisc / Getty)
Editorial: Silencing the voices isn’t a cure for schizophrenia
BRAIN training in a computerised mind gym could help people with schizophrenia cope with the debilitating cognitive problems caused by the condition.
The obvious schizophrenic symptoms – such as having animated conversations with people who aren’t really there – can be controlled by antipsychotic drugs. However, people with schizophrenia find their difficulties with learning, remembering, making decisions and processing information even more problematic than hallucinations. These symptoms have proved hard to treat,…
