Bimodal response sensitivity and bias in a test of sustained attention contrasting patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder to normal comparison group

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-32

  Baerwald, Jeffrey P ^a   Tryon, Warren W ^b   Sandford, Joseph ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BrainTrain   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Bipolar disorder; Response bias; Schizophrenia; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ERROR; HEARING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 11144341512     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acn.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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