Proverb interpretation in schizophrenia: The significance of symptomatology and cognitive processes

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 65, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 117-123

  Sponheim, Scott R ^a,b,c   Surerus Johnson, Christa ^a   Leskela, Jennie ^a,b   Dieperink, Michael E ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Concreteness; Proverb interpretation; Schizophrenia; Symptomatology; Thought disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPIRICISM; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0242636028     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(02)00525-X     Document Type: Article

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