Theory of mind deficits in chronic schizophrenia: Evidence for state dependence

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Pousa, Esther ^a,d   Duñó, Rosó ^a   Brébion, Gildas ^b   David, Anthony S ^b   Ruiz, Ada I ^c   Obiols, Jordi E ^d  

^a Parc Tauli Health Corporation   (Spain)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Delusions; Mentalizing; Negative symptoms

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL;

ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; AFFECT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DELUSIONS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 38949119734     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2006.05.018     Document Type: Article

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