Comparative psychometric properties of the BACS and RBANS in patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 86-94

  Chianetta, Jean Marc ^a   Lefebvre, Mylène ^b   LeBlanc, Renée ^b   Grignon, Sylvain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognition; Neuropsychology; Psychosis; Rating scales

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF ASSESSMENT OF COGNITION IN SCHIZOPHRENIA; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RACE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REPEATABLE BATTERY FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL STATUS; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 52949090012     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.05.024     Document Type: Article

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