Mueller, Daniel R.; Schmidt, Stefanie Julia; Roder, Volker (2013). Integrated psychological therapy: effectiveness in schizophrenia inpatient settings related to patients' age. American journal of geriatric psychiatry, 21(3), pp. 231-241. New York, N.Y.: Elsevier 10.1016/j.jagp.2012.12.011
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Elderly people with schizophrenia often suffer from cognitive impairments, which affect their social functioning. Today, only a few therapy approaches for middle-aged and older patients are available. The Integrated Psychological Therapy (IPT) combines neurocognitive and social cognitive interventions with social skills approaches. The aim of this study was to evaluate (1) whether IPT is effective in younger patients (age < 40 years) and middle-aged patients (age ≥ 40 years) and (2) whether control conditions (treatment as usual or unspecific group activities) reveal some change in outcome depending on age.