%0 Journal Article
%T Rehabilitation of Executive Functions in a Real-Life Setting: Goal Management Training Applied to a Person with Schizophrenia
%A M.-N. Levaux
%A F. Lar i
%A M. Malmedier
%A I. Offerlin-Meyer
%A J.-M. Danion
%A M. Van der Linden
%J Case Reports in Psychiatry
%D 2012
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1155/2012/503023
%X The aim was to assess the efficacy of a modified version of Goal Management Training (GMT) in a person with schizophrenia who had difficulties in attaining the final goal for new and multitasking daily-life situations. GMT is designed to improve abilities in establishing goal-directed plans and carrying them out effectively. Beneficial effects of GMT were measured for several clinical questionnaires, laboratory tasks, and three real-life situations: meal preparation (trained, familiar); washing (nontrained, familiar); meeting preparation (nontrained, unfamiliar). The results revealed improvement in planning and on trained laboratory and meal preparation tasks and a generalization of GMT effects on nontrained laboratory and everyday tasks. Self-esteem also improved. Finally, a two-year followup indicated the durability of the beneficial effects.
%U http://www.hindawi.com/crim/psychiatry/2012/503023/