Vita A, Barlati S, Ceraso A, et al. - Cognitive remediation is supported to be an evidence-based intervention, which should be advocated and implemented more extensively in the standard management of people diagnosed with schizophrenia.

• In this systematic review and meta-analysis, included were 194 reports on 130 studies.

• For all patients with schizophrenia, even for those most severely affected, cognitive remediation was established to be effective on both cognitive and functional outcomes and potentially valuable.

• Crucial ingredients of efficacy were an active and trained therapist, structured development of cognitive strategies, and integration with rehabilitation.