Age-associated differences in cognitive performance in older community dwelling schizophrenia patients: Differential sensitivity of clinical neuropsychological and experimental information processing tests

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-58

  Bowie, Christopher R ^a,b   Reichenberg, Abraham ^a,c   McClure, Margaret M ^a,b   Leung, Winnie L ^a,b   Harvey, Philip D ^a,b,d  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognition; Information processing; Neuropsychology; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 54349094606     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.10.026     Document Type: Article

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