Effectiveness of a Videoconference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program for Patients with Schizophrenia: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Masayuki Katsushima   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Hideki Nakamura   ^{3, 4} , MSc ;   Yuki Shiko   ^{5, 6} , PhD ;   Hideki Hanaoka   ⁶ , MD, PhD ;   Eiji Shimizu   ^{2, 4, 7} , MD, PhD

¹ Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Care and Medical Sports, Teikyo Heisei University, Ichihara, Japan

² Research Center for Child Mental Development, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

³ Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

⁴ Department of Cognitive Behavioral Physiology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan

⁵ Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan

⁶ Clinical Research Center, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan

⁷ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Center, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan