SCIT Versus TAR for Outpatients With Schizophrenia

SCIT is a 18 weekly sessions lasting 45-60 minutes per session. The group will include 8-12 patients, with 2 therapists. The content of the sessions is based on the Spanish translation of the original SCIT (Social Cognition and Interaction Training) instruction manual (Combs, Adams, et al., 2007); (G. Lahera et al., 2013). The manual of the program developed for the improvement of emotional perception skills, attributional style and theory of mind in people with schizophrenia.

TAR is a 12-session training on facial affect recognition over a period of 6 weeks. Treatment includes one therapist (psychiatrist or clinical psychologist) and 2 patients. It involves neuropsychological strategies, such as restitution and compensation, as well as principles of errorless learning, direct positive reinforcement, verbalization and self-instruction (Frommann et al., 2003; Wölwer et al., 2005).