Control of attention in schizophrenia

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 579-588

  Birkett, Paul ^a   Brindley, Andrew ^a   Norman, Phillip ^a   Harrison, Glynn ^a   Baddeley, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Central executive; Cognition; Cognitive models; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTIBILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SERIAL LEARNING;

EID: 33748300681     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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