Executive functioning in schizophrenia and the relationship with symptom profile and chronicity

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 782-792

  Greenwood, Kathryn E ^a   Morris, Robin ^a   Sigmundsson, Thordur ^b   Landau, Sabine ^a   Wykes, Til ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Chronic; Executive function; Neuropsychology; Psychosis; Schizophrenia; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISORIENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOM; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 51349122724     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617708081198     Document Type: Article

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