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Therefore, the aim of the study was to assess the program\u2019s impact on cognitive insight in patients with long-term schizophrenia. A sample of 22 patients with schizophrenia was divided into two groups: one received 16 sessions of MCT (n = 11), while the other received the usual treatment (n = 11). They were assessed using the Beck Cognitive Insight Scale which measures two components, self-reflection and self-certainty, and the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). The experimental group showed high levels of adherence, an increase in self-reflection, and a decrease in self-assurance levels as hypothesized. We found statistically significant differences between the control and experimental groups in excitation, hostility, positive symptomatology total score, hallucinatory behavior, and suspicion. In the usual treatment group, a non-significant decrease in positive symptoms was also observed. The findings showed that the implementation of the MCT program in real clinical settings can contribute to an improvement in the metacognitive ability and symptomatology of people with schizophrenia.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph16224541","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,18]],"date-time":"2019-11-18T04:31:10Z","timestamp":1574051470000},"page":"4541","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Effects of Metacognitive Training on Cognitive Insight in a Sample of Patients with Schizophrenia"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Miguel","family":"Sim\u00f3n-Exp\u00f3sito","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Psychologist, SESPE, Regional Government of Extremadura, 1003 C\u00e1ceres, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6167-877X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elena","family":"Felipe-Casta\u00f1o","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Lecturer in Psychological Treatment, Evaluation &amp; Personality, University of Extremadura, 1003 C\u00e1ceres, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"94","DOI":"10.1016\/j.schres.2010.03.005","article-title":"Correlates, change and \u2018state or trait\u2019 properties of insight in schizophrenia","volume":"122","author":"Wiffen","year":"2010","journal-title":"Schizophr. 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