The detection of neurocognitive decline in schizophrenia using the Mindstreams Computerized Cognitive Test Battery

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-49

  Ritsner, Michael S ^a,b   Blumenkrantz, Haya ^a   Dubinsky, Tatiana ^a   Dwolatzky, Tzvi ^c  

^a SHA'AR MENASHE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Mindstreams Computerized Cognitive Testing; Schizophrenia; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMBRIDGE NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST AUTOMATED BATTERY TEST; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINDSTREAMS COMPUTERIZED COGNITIVE TEST BATTERY TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RELIABILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOFTWARE;

EID: 32044468522     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2005.10.014     Document Type: Article

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