Neurological soft signs and schizotypal dimensions in unaffected siblings of patients with schizophrenia

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 175, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 22-26

  Mechri, Anwar ^a   Gassab, Leila ^a   Slama, Héla ^a   Gaha, Lotfi ^a   Saoud, Mohamed ^b   Krebs, Marie Odile ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c CENTRE DE PSYCHIATRIE ET NEUROSCIENCES   (France)

Author keywords

Neurological soft signs; Schizophrenia; Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire; Schizotypy; Unaffected Siblings; Vulnerability markers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGICAL SOFT SIGN SCORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SIBLING;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SIBLINGS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72149113023     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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