Evaluation of specific executive functioning skills and the processes underlying executive control in schizophrenia

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-23

  Savla, Gauri N ^a   Twamley, Elizabeth W ^a,b   Thompson, Wesley K ^a,c   Delis, Dean C ^a   Jeste, Dilip V ^a,c   Palmer, Barton W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c University of California San Diego School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; D KEFS; Executive function; Psychotic disorders; Schizoaffective disorder; Trail Making Test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMOGRAPHY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251609229     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617710001177     Document Type: Article

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