The Influence of a Working Memory Load Manipulation on Language Production in Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 473-485

  Melinder, Meredith R D ^a   Barch, Deanna M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

And working memory; Formal thought disorder; Language production; Negative thought disorder; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISCOURSE COHERENCE; FEMALE; FLUENCY DEFICIT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THOUGHT DISORDER; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0242364072     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a007020     Document Type: Article

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