Comparison of three computer-administered cognitive tasks as putative endophenotypes of schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 88, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 36-46

  Bedwell, Jeffrey S ^a   Kamath, Vidyulata ^a   Baksh, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous Performance Test; Endophenotypes; Schizophrenia; Schizotypal personality questionnaire; Schizotypy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SPAN OF APPREHENSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33750634177     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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