HISTORY AND SYSTEMS OF COGNITIVE REHABILITATION

In a rapidly evolving field such as Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy ( CRT), it is important for practitioners to be fully acquainted with th e history and efficacy of their discipline. This review traces the dev elopment of Cognitive Rehabilitation over the past century and describ es the status of CRT today. The authors describe various methods of Co gnitive Remediation that are in current use along with several develop mental issues that have influenced the field over the years. Other iss ues such as the efficacy of CRT and who these techniques are designed to help are also addressed. The conclusion is that Cognitive Remediati on has developed to the point where it can now provide efficacious tre atment for a variety of different cognitive disorders. Copyright (C) 1 997 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.