Working memory, attention, and communication disturbances in schizophrenia

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 212-219

  Docherty, Nancy M ^a   Rakfeldt, Jaak ^b   Hawkins, Keith A ^c   Hoffman, Ralph E ^c   Quinlan, Donald M ^c   Sledge, William H ^c  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0029863884     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.105.2.212     Document Type: Article

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