Information processing deficits of schizophrenia patients: Relationship to clinical ratings, gender and medication status

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-62

  Cadenhead, Kristin S ^a   Geyer, Mark A ^a   Butler, Robert W ^b   Perry, William ^a   Sprock, Joyce ^a   Braff, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Reaction time; Schizophrenia; Visual masking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VISUAL MASKING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SEX FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031558818     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(97)00085-6     Document Type: Article

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