Executive function remediation in schizophrenia: Possible strategies and methods;Rimedio delle funzioni esecutive nella schizofrenia: Strategie possibili e metodiche di intervento

Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-65

  Stratta, Paolo ^a   Rossi, Alessandro ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Salute Mentale   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive remediation; Executive functions; Neuropsychology; Schizophrenia; Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOM; TECHNIQUE; TRAINING;

EID: 1942436174     PISSN: 1121189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1121189X00003237     Document Type: Review

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