Internal consistency, temporal stability and neuropsychological correlates of three cognitive components of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-35

  Bryson, Gary ^a   Bell, Morris ^a   Greig, Tamasine ^a   Kaplan, Edward ^a  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive disorganization; Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; Psychometrics; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOIDISM; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DELUSIONS; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA, DISORGANIZED; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0033609562     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(99)00004-3     Document Type: Article

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