Glucocorticoid interactions with memory function in schizophrenia

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-72

  Newcomer, John W ^a   Craft, Suzanne ^b   Askins, Kelly ^e   Hershey, Tamara ^a   Bardgett, Mark E ^a   Csernansky, John G ^a   Gagliardi, Amy E ^c   Vogler, George ^d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Cognitive; Dexamethasone; Glucocorticoid; Hippocampus; Memory; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADULT; AGING; AROUSAL; COGNITION; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; ORIENTATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 17744403810     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(97)00081-4     Document Type: Article

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