Unawareness in schizophrenia: Neuropsychological and neuroanatomical findings

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 531-537

  Pia, Lorenzo ^a   Tamietto, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anosognosia; Lack of awareness; Lack of insight; Schizophrenia; Tardive dyskenisia; Unawareness

Indexed keywords

ANOSOGNOSIA; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FRONTAL CORTEX; FRONTAL LOBE; HAMILTON SCALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTRANSMISSION; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

AWARENESS; BRAIN; DYSKINESIA, DRUG-INDUCED; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 33748344922     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: 14401819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2006.01576.x     Document Type: Review

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