Impaired Trail-Making Test-B performance in patients with acute schizophrenia is related to inefficient sequencing of planning and acting

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 407-416

  Wölwer, Wolfgang ^a   Gaebel, Wolfgang ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Executive functions; Eye movements; Hand movements; Planning; Schizophrenia; Trail making test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OCULOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COGNITION DISORDERS; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRAIL MAKING TEST;

EID: 0036829040     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3956(02)00050-X     Document Type: Article

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