Humor appreciation deficit in schizophrenia: The relevance of basic neurocognitive functioning

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 325-331

  Bozikas, Vasilis P ^a,b   Kosmidis, Mary H ^a   Giannakou, Maria ^a   Anezoulaki, Dimitra ^a   Petrikis, Petros ^a   Fokas, Kostas ^a   Karavatos, Athanasios ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cognition; Humor; Schizophrenia; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMOR; MALE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 34247242144     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000243798.10242.e2     Document Type: Article

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