Sustained attention and planning deficits but intact attentional set-shifting in neuroleptic-naïve first-episode schizophrenia patients

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 79-86

  Hilti, Caroline C ^a   Delko, Tarik ^a   Orosz, Ariane T ^a   Thomann, Kathrin ^a   Ludewig, Stephan ^a   Geyer, Mark A ^a   Vollenweider, Franz X ^a   Feldon, Joram ^a   Cattapan Ludewig, Katja ^a  

^a Research Department   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cognition; First episode schizophrenia; Medication na ve; Neuroleptic na ve; Planning; Set shifting; Sustained attention

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); STATISTICS AS TOPIC; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72049126408     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000265133     Document Type: Article

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