No, it is not possible to be schizophrenic yet neuropsychologically normal

Neuropsychology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 778-786

  Wilk, Christopher M ^a   Gold, James M ^a,d   McMahon, Robert P ^a   Humber, Katherine ^a   Iannone, Virginia N ^b,c   Buchanan, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Veterans Affairs Capital Health Care Network

^c VISN 5   (United States)

^d MARYLAND PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Neuropsychologically normal; Processing speed; Schizophrenia; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 29144467916     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.19.6.778     Document Type: Article

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