Investigating the neuropsychological and neuroanatomical changes that occur over the first 2-3 years of illness in patients with first-episode schizophrenia

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 531-538

  Zipparo, Lisa ^a   Whitford, Thomas J ^b,c   Redoblado Hodge, Marie Antoinette ^d   Lucas, Sara ^d   Farrow, Tom F D ^b,e   Brennan, John ^d   Gomes, Lavier ^d   Williams, Leanne M ^b,c   Harris, Anthony W F ^b,c,d  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

First episode schizophrenia; Longitudinal; Neuroanatomy; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER;

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TEMPORAL LOBE; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATROPHY; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; TEMPORAL LOBE; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 38849159238     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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