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Cognitive Issues in Schizophrenia Remain a Challenge
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How does John Kane, MD, address issues of cognition in schizophrenia?
John Kane, MD, shares some of his thoughts on issues of cognition in schizophrenia, which remains a large treatment challenge.
"Unfortunately, we don't have any pharmacologic treatments that have shown to be effective in the treatment of cognition," shared Kane.
Cognitive remediation is a strategy to address cognitive issues, but not all patients have access. Kane hopes compounds will be developed in the future to address the issue of cognition.
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Dr Kane is a professor of Psychiatry and Molecular Medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the codirector of the Institute for Behavioral Science at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research.
