Further evidence for a deficit in switching attention in schizophrenia

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 390-398

  Smith, Glen L ^a   Large, Matthew M ^a   Karayanidis, Frini ^b,c   Michie, Patricia T ^c,d   Kavanagh, David J ^e,f   Barrett, Nicholas A ^e   O'Sullivan, Brendan T ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0031872775     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.107.3.390     Document Type: Article

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