Cognitive deficits and cognitive training in schizophrenic patients: A review

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 85-95

  Rund, B R ^b   Borg, N E ^a  

^a Neurology   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cognitive deficits; Neuroleptics; Remediation; Review; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE;

ATTENTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0141834146     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb10829.x     Document Type: Review

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