Using the Wisconsin card sorting test to assess learning potential in normal IQ schizophrenia: Does it have potential?

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 405-411

  Vaskinn, Anja ^a,c   Sundet, Kjetil ^a   Friis, Svein ^a   Ueland, Torill ^b   Simonsen, Carmen ^a   Birkenaes, Astrid B ^a   Engh, John A ^a   Jónsdóttir, Halldora ^a   Opjordsmoen, Stein ^a   Ringen, Petter Andreas ^a   Andreassen, Ole A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Learning potential; Neurocognition; Schizophrenia; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350776773     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480902879941     Document Type: Article

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