Neurocognitive deficits and functional outcome in schizophrenia: Are we measuring the 'right stuff'?

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 119-136

  Green, Michael Foster ^a   Kern, Robert S ^c   Braff, David L ^b   Mintz, Jim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Functional outcome; Learning potential; Neurocognition; Schizophrenia; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL MEMORY;

EID: 0034029845     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a033430     Document Type: Review

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