Cognitive impairments and disordered speech in schizophrenia: Thought disorder, disorganization, and communication failure perspectives

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 269-278

  Docherty, Nancy M ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Formal thought disorder; Language; Schizophrenia; Speech disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISORIENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPEECH DISORDER; THOUGHT DISORDER;

EID: 18644379952     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.114.2.269     Document Type: Article

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