632 MOCHIZUKI-KAWAI ET AL. Figure 3. Cognitive outcomes of Block-Tapping task backward version (a) and Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test (copy version) (b). Left: mean score change from pre- to post-test phase, right: mean score of pre- and post-test phase in each group. ∗p , .05, ∗∗p , .01. This result reﬂects the fact that the control group showed a small but signiﬁ- cant decrease in mean copy scores from pre- to post-test phase, while the SFA group maintained a high performance throughout the tests. Our results suggest that the SFA programme may be useful in stimulating and enhancing the visuospatial process and spatial working memory ability. The SFA pro- gramme can be completed in a short time, and easily incorporated into the existing cognitive rehabilitation therapies for schizophrenic patients. There is a possibility that, by appending the SFA programme, previous therapies may be supplemented in terms of training for visuospatial working memory. Compared to other visuospatial training (Burdea, 2003; Cagkar, Gurses, Mutluay, & Kiziltan, 2005; Diller et al., 1974), the load on memory