Sex differences in neuropsychological functioning among schizophrenia patients

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 333-341

  Bozikas, Vasilis P ^a   Kosmidis, Mary H ^b   Peltekis, Apostolos ^b   Giannakou, Maria ^b   Nimatoudis, Ioannis ^b   Karavatos, Athanasios ^a   Fokas, Kostas ^a   Garyfallos, George ^b  

^a Hospital Papageorgiou   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Gender; Neuropsychological functioning; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949907294     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048670903489833     Document Type: Article

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