Cognitive deficits in unaffected first-degree relatives of schizophrenia patients: A meta-analytic review of putative endophenotypes

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 179-194

  Snitz, Beth E ^a   MacDonald III, Angus W ^b   Carter, Cameron S ^a,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive functions; Family studies; Genetic risk; Neuropsychology; Vulnerability indicators

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LEARNING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENOTYPE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 30344481921     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbi048     Document Type: Review

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