Is learning potential associated with social skills in schizophrenia?

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 827-836

  Tenhula, Wendy N ^a,b,c   Strong Kinnaman, Joanna E ^a   Bellack, Alan S ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive function; Functional outcome; Learning; Learning potential; Neurocognition; Neuropsychology; Problem solving; Rehabilitation; Schizophrenia; Social functioning; Social skills training

Indexed keywords

EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME; LEARNING; LEARNING POTENTIAL; NEUROCOGNITION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; REHABILITATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL FUNCTIONING; SOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS;

EDUCATION;

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TRAINING; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL VALUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65849325448     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2006.09.0113     Document Type: Article

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