Preferential semantic fluency impairment is related to hallucinations, but not formal thought disorder

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 107, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 307-312

  DeFreitas, Colin M ^a   Dunaway, Linda A ^b   Torres, Ivan J ^a,c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Franciscan Skemp/Mayo Hlthcare S   (United States)

^c RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognition; Formal thought disorder; Hallucinations; Neuropsychology; Schizophrenia; Semantic memory

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEMANTIC MEMORY; SYMPTOM; THOUGHT DISORDER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHONETICS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEMANTICS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; THINKING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOCABULARY; WORD ASSOCIATION TESTS;

EID: 58249088721     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.08.020     Document Type: Article

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