The efficacy of mixed intervention of metacognitive training and cognitive remediation on schizophrenia patients: a randomized clinical trial

INTERVENTION: MCT:META COGNITIVE TRAINING;MIX:META COGNITIVE TRAINING + COGNITIVE REMEDIATION;CONTROL GROUP:Treatment as usual; CONDITION: Schizophrenia PRIMARY OUTCOME: BACS (the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia);PANSS (the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale) ;PSYRATS (the total score of the Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales) ;Beads Task;BADE Task;CRT (COGNITION REFLECTION TEST); INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Must have a DSM‐‐V‐ diagnosis of schizophrenia (this will be confirmed by the Psychotic Disorder subscale of the Mini‐International Neuropsychiatric Interview or M.I.N.I); 2. Must maintain mild to moderate delusional beliefs as a minimum. This will be confirmed by the ‘Delusions’ subscale of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and the Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS), and moderate to high scores on the Peters et al Delusions Inventory (PDI); 3. Must be able to speak, read and understand Chinese and have the ability to respond to questions and follow instructions.