Neurocognitive performances in participants of at-risk mental state for schizophrenia and in first-episode patients

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 392-401

  Özgurdal, Seza ^a   Littmann, Ekhart ^b   Hauser, Marta ^b   Von Reventlow, Heinrich ^a   Gudlowski, Yehonala ^b   Witthaus, Henning ^a   Heinz, Andreas ^b   Juckel, Georg ^a,c  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Early course; Executive function; Neuropsychology; Prodrome

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; GENETICS; INTELLIGENCE TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650714461     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390802206406     Document Type: Article

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