Smaller brain size associated with unawareness of illness in patients with schizophrenia

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 157, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1167-1169

  Flashman, Laura A ^a   McAllister, Thomas W ^b   Andreasen, Nancy C ^b   Saykin, Andrew J ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AWARENESS; BRAIN; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0033945425     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.7.1167     Document Type: Article

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