Effects of Attention Process Training on cognitive functioning of schizophrenic patients

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 41-53

  López Luengo, Beatriz ^a   Vázquez, Carmelo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attention deficits; Cognitive rehabilitation; Cognitive remediation; Executive functions; Information processing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION PROCESS TRAINING; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICHOTIC LISTENING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MEMORY; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

EID: 0037966477     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(03)00102-1     Document Type: Article

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