Do overinclusion and distorted semantic category boundaries in schizophrenia arise from executive dysfunction?

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 94, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 172-179

  Lawrence, V A ^a   Doughty, O ^a   Al Mousawi, A ^b   Clegg, F ^b   Done, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Executive function; Overinclusion; Schizophrenia; Semantic memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEMANTICS;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEMANTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34447098012     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.04.012     Document Type: Article

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