Sex difference in cognitive response to antipsychotic treatment in first episode schizophrenia

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 290-297

  Rubin, Leah H ^a   Haas, Gretchen L ^b   Keshavan, Matcheri S ^b,c   Sweeney, John A ^a   Maki, Pauline M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; First episode; Schizophrenia; Sex differences; Treatment

Indexed keywords

FLUPHENAZINE DECANOATE; HALOPERIDOL; LOXAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PERPHENAZINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 36949022261     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1301395     Document Type: Article

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