Attentional performance in patients with psychotic and nonpsychotic major depression and schizophrenia

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 137-139

  Nelson, Erik B ^a   Sax, Kenji W ^a   Strakowski, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0031963696     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.155.1.137     Document Type: Article

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