Performance of chronic schizophrenic patients on cognitive neuropsychological measures sensitive to dementia

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 621-627

  Harvey, Philip D ^a   Lombardi, Janel ^a   Leibman, Martin ^a   White, Leonard ^a   Parrella, Michael ^a   Powchik, Peter ^a   Mohs, Richard C ^a   Davidson, Michael ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Institutionalization; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RECALL; REGISTER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0029998195     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199607)11:7<621::AID-GPS359>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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