Semantic memory impairment in schizophrenia - Deficit in storage or access of knowledge?

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 40-48

  Doughty, O J ^a   Done, D J ^a   Lawrence, V A ^a   Al Mousawi, A ^b   Ashaye, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's Dementia; Executive function; IQ; Schizophrenia; Semantic memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEMANTIC MEMORY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONTROL GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEMANTICS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 53149086633     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.04.039     Document Type: Article

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