Factors mediating cognitive deficits and psychopathology among siblings of individuals with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 525-537

  Delawalla, Zainab ^a   Barch, Deanna M ^a   Fisher Eastep, Jennifer L ^a   Thomason, Emily S ^a   Hanewinkel, Melissa J ^a   Thompson, Paul A ^a,b   Csernansky, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Schizophrenia; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEBEPHRENIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIBLING; SYMPTOM; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SIBLINGS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 33745584329     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbj082     Document Type: Article

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