Auditory sustained attention in schizophrenia: A comparison of the Continuous Performance Test and the Pigache Attention Task

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 155-165

  Pigache, Robert M ^a,b  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Clinical Metrics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neuropsychology; Psychometrics; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; ORPHENADRINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0029877770     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1781(96)81018-3     Document Type: Article

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