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Objective: Although person-centred outcome measures have been recommended to evaluate cognitive rehabilitation interventions, few validated measures have been developed for this purpose. The current study examined aspects of feasibility, reliability and validity of a modified version of goal attainment scaling that uses a goal menu, calculator and control goals. Method: Participants were N=25 female residents of a substance use disorder therapeutic community who were allocated to a four-week cognitive remediation (n=13) or treatment as usual (n=12) control group in a controlled sequential grou...

Cognitive rehabilitation and mindfulness seem promising in the treatment of cognitive problems among patients with multiple sclerosis.

Cognitive rehabilitation and mindfulness seem promising in the treatment of cognitive problems among patients with multiple sclerosis.

This study aimed to explore cross-sectional associations between executive function (EF), and community and household factors (household SES, caregiver education, home learning environment, caregiver/child interaction, caregiver wellbeing, and exposure to community violence) in a sample of children from very low-SES settings in Cape Town, South Africa. Results revealed that children exposed to higher levels of violence perform worse on inhibition tasks. No other associations were significant, highlighting the need to reassess how researchers can better understand these settings and the effects...

For children and adults suffering from ADHD, neurostimulation techniques have shown promise as an alternative to treatment with drugs.