Do People With Schizophrenia Comprehend What They Read?

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 499-507

  Hayes, Robyn Lynette ^a   O'Grady, Bethany Maree ^b  

^a SUNSHINE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aphasia; Comprehension; Reading; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; NATIONAL ADULT READING TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; READING; READING COMPREHENSION BATTERY FOR APHASIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0242364071     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a007022     Document Type: Article

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