How Can a Driving Virtual Reality Tool Improve Quality of Life and Social Autonomy in Patients With Schizophrenia

In order to study the impact of a driving virtual reality tool on daily autonomy and cognitive functioning, patients will undertake a number of training sessions using the tool. This study will be composed of 2 groups of schizophrenic patients. ‐ the active group will benefit from 14 one hour sessions on the driving simulator. The training will be progressive and organized enabling the remediation of the different cognitive functions necessary to driving. ‐ the TAU (treatment as usual) group will carry on their usual care during the length of the study. This group will help confirm the pertinence of using such a tool on a daily basis. After the end of the study, the 14 session training will be suggested to the patients who are willing. Social autonomy, neuropsychological functioning and clinical symptomatology will be measured before, after and at a 6 month follow‐up.