The Letter-Number Sequencing Test and its association with potential to work among people with psychotic illness

European Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-104

  Murtagh, A ^a   Hurley, A L ^b   Kinsella, A ^a   Corvin, A ^c   Donohoe, G ^c   Gill, M ^c   O'Callaghan, E ^a   Murphy, K C ^b  

^a St John of God Hospitaller Services Ireland   (Ireland)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Letter number sequencing; Neurocognitive function; Occupational functioning; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER NUMBER SEQUENCING TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TEST; MONOTHERAPY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSIS; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SERIAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76049125417     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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