Memory impairment and schizophrenia: The role of processing speed

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-39

  Brébion, Gildas ^a   Amador, Xavier ^a   Smith, Mark J ^b   Gorman, Jack M ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Memory impairment; Processing speed; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; RISPERIDONE; TIOTIXENE;

AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RECALL; RECOGNITION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TIME FACTORS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0032570761     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(97)00123-0     Document Type: Article

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