Long-term stability of resting frontal EEG alpha asymmetry and power in a sample of stable community outpatients with schizophrenia

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 228-233

  Jetha, Michelle K ^a   Schmidt, Louis A ^a   Goldberg, Joel O ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Affective style; Frontal EEG alpha asymmetry; Schizophrenia; Stability

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; OLANZAPINE; PERPHENAZINE; RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; REST; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64849115279     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2008.12.011     Document Type: Article

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