A training procedure for remediating WCST deficits in chronic psychotic patients: An adaptation of errorless learning principles

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 283-294

  Kern, Robert S ^a   Wallace, Charles J ^a   Hellman, Susan G ^a   Womack, Leanne M ^a   Green, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; TRAINING;

EID: 0030198974     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-3956(96)00028-3     Document Type: Article

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