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Aim Meta-cognitive skills training ( MST) is a frequent component of cognitive remediation programmes for individuals with psychosis. However, no study has investigated whether incorporating such activities produces increased clinical benefits compared with computerized cognitive remediation alone. Methods Individuals with first-episode psychosis who completed computerized cognitive remediation with concurrent meta-cognitive skills training ( CCR + MST) were compared with a historical control group who received computerized cognitive remediation alone ( CCR) and did not differ from the CCR + MST group with regard to pre-intervention cognition, diagnosis, age, duration of psychotic illness or sex. Participants completed assessments of cognition and real-world functioning before and after 6 months of treatment. Results Individual receiving CCR + MST experience greater gains in cognition and real-world functioning than individuals who received CCR. Conclusions MST may be an important component within cognitive remediation programmes for first-episode psychosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]