Study Population
schizophreniform disorder, psychotic, psychotic disorder, psychosis, depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, psychiatric, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, DSM-5
DISORDER, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER
The study sample comprised individuals aged 18 to 59 years with a psychosis spectrum disorder (refer to the inclusion criteria in the next paragraph). Participants were recruited through advertisements on Craigslist, Reddit, Schizophrenia.com [All participants met the following inclusion criteria: aged 18 to 60 years; clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, psychotic disorder not otherwise specified, major depressive disorder with psychotic features, or bipolar disorder with psychotic features confirmed by the SCID-5-RV; fluent in spoken and written English; can demonstrate adequate decisional capacity to make a choice about participating in the research study as demonstrated by the University of California San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent and in the judgment of the consenting study staff member; in good general physical health; outpatient status without hospitalization at least 1 month before participation; has maintained a stable dose of psychiatric medication for at least 1 month before participation; has a personal smartphone and access to a computer; willing to share contact information for their clinical provider; and if from a non–English-speaking country, the study team must be able to establish a plan for communicating with the participant’s clinical provider. Exclusion criteria were participation in research or therapy involving cognitive training within the past 3 years, a history of severe substance use in the past 3 months determined by DSM-5 criteria, and a history of neurological disorder.