Continuous, performance test and schizophrenia: A test of stimulus- response compatibility, working memory, response readiness, or none of the above?

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 772-780

  Elvevåg, Brita ^a   Weinberger, Daniel R ^a   Suter, Jesse C ^a   Goldberg, Terry E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0034114054     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.5.772     Document Type: Article

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