Executive dysfunctions in schizophrenia: Relationships to clinical manifestation

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 254, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 256-262

  Chan, R C K ^a,b   Chen, E Y H ^a   Cheung, E F C ^c   Cheung, H K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Executive functions; Schizophrenia; Supervisory attentional system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HAYLING SENTENCE COMPLETION TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SIX ELEMENTS TEST; SUSTAINED ATTENTION RESPONSE TO TASK; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADULT; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 4644294559     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-004-0492-3     Document Type: Article

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