The Cognitive Basis of Disorganization Symptomatology in Schizophrenia and Its Clinical Correlates: Toward a Pathogenetic Approach to Disorganization

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 459-471

  Hardy Baylé, Marie Christine ^b   Sarfati, Yves ^a,b   Passerieux, Christine ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VERSAILLES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Communication disorders; Contextual information; Disorganization; Schizophrenia; Semantic priming; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISORIENTATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEBEPHRENIA; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; MIND DEFICIT; MODEL; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEMANTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY; THOUGHT DISORDER;

EID: 0242269325     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a007019     Document Type: Review

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