Can disorganisation of semantic memory account for the abnormalities of thought in schizophrenia - A controlled experimental study

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 70, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 233-240

  Green, N E A ^a,b   Done, D J ^a   Anthony, S H ^a   McKenna, P J ^a,c   Ochocki, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c FULBOURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d HERTFORDSHIRE PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concepts; Context; Inductive Reasoning; Overinclusion; Schizophrenia; Semantic memory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL PATIENT; MENTAL TASK; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEMANTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEMANTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THINKING;

EID: 4344677281     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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