Insight into neurocognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1221-1230

  Medalia, Alice ^a   Thysen, Julie ^b  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Awareness; Cognition; Insight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AWARENESS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 54249110309     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbm144     Document Type: Article

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