Formal thought disorder, neuropsychology and insight in schizophrenia

Psychopathology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 264-269

  Barrera, Álvaro ^a,c   McKenna, Peter J ^b   Berrios, German E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Benito Menni Complex Assistencial en Salut Mental   (Spain)

^c WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Formal thought disorder; Insight; Neuropsychology; Schizophrenia; Subjective experience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRITISH RICTURE VOCABULARY TEST; BRIXTON TEST; CAMEL AND CACTUS TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE ESTIMATES TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRADED NAMING TEST; HAYLING TEST; HUMAN; INSIGHT SCALE; INTROSPECTION; MALE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIX ELEMENTS TEST; SYNONYMS TEST; THOUGHT DISORDER;

ADULT; AWARENESS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REALITY TESTING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC LANGUAGE; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66749149397     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000224150     Document Type: Article

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