Insight and executive functioning in schizophrenia: A multidimensional approach

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 239-250

  Raffard, Stéphane ^a,b   Bayard, Sophie ^a   Gely Nargeot, Marie Christine ^b   Capdevielle, Delphine ^a,c   Maggi, Maximilien ^b   Barbotte, Emeline ^b   Morris, Davina ^d   Boulenger, Jean Philippe ^a,c  

^a MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b EA 4210   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive model; Confounding variables; Fractionated approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 67349155521     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.04.018     Document Type: Article

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