Correlation between performance on the Continuous Performance Test and economic costs in patients with schizophrenia

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 373-377

  Ko, Sheng Ying ^a   Chen, Po See ^a   Yang, Yen Kuang ^a   Liao, Yi Cheng ^b   Lee, Yih Dar ^a,c,d   Yeh, Tzung Lieh ^a   Yang, Ming Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c ST MARTIN DE PORRES HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Eli Lilly and Company   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Continuous Performance Test; Economic cost; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; RISPERIDONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE TEST; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; AROUSAL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0041654637     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2003.01134.x     Document Type: Article

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