Deconstructing processing speed deficits in schizophrenia: Application of a parametric digit symbol coding test

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 118, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 6-11

  Bachman, Peter ^a   Reichenberg, Abraham ^b   Rice, Patrick ^c   Woolsey, Mary ^c   Chaves, Olga ^c   Martinez, David ^c   Maples, Natalie ^c   Velligan, Dawn I ^c   Glahn, David C ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF LIVING   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive efficiency; Digit symbol coding; Processing speed; Relational memory; Schizophrenia; Slowing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PARAMETRIC DIGIT SYMBOL CODING TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RELATIONAL MEMORY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 77951974689     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.02.1029     Document Type: Article

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