Stability of visual masking performance in recent-onset schizophrenia: An 18-month longitudinal study

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 266-274

  Lee, Junghee ^a,b   Nuechterlein, Keith H ^a,c   Subotnik, Kenneth L ^a   Sugar, Catherine A ^a,c   Ventura, Joseph ^a   Gretchen Doorly, Denise ^a   Kelly, Kimberly ^a   Green, Michael F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; Recent onset schizophrenia; Stability; Visual masking; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STIMULUS; VISION; VISUAL MASKING;

ADULT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 47249139507     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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