Behavioral treatment of attentional dysfunction in chronic, treatment- refractory schizophrenia

Psychiatric Quarterly

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-105

  Silverstein, Steven M ^a,b   Pierce, Debra L ^a   Saytes, Mari ^a   Hems, Lisa ^a   Schenkel, Lindsay ^a   Streaker, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONFUSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031780157     PISSN: 00332720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024758402191     Document Type: Article

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