Modification of performance on the Span of Apprehension Task in a group of young people with early onset psychosis

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-60

  Ueland, Torill ^a,b   Rund, Bjørn Rishovd ^b   Borg, Nancy Elliot ^a   Newton, Elisabeth ^c   Purvis, Rick ^d   Wykes, Til ^d  

^a Sogn Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive remediation; Early onset psychosis; Span of apprehension

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0742331326     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2004.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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