Insight, neurocognitive function and symptom clusters in chronic schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-44

  Collins, April A ^a   Remington, Gary J ^a   Coulter, Kathryn ^a   Birkett, Kirsteen ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Frontal lobe dysfunction; Insight; Schizophrenia; Symptom clusters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AWARENESS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SICK ROLE;

EID: 0030682399     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(97)00075-3     Document Type: Article

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