Longitudinal studies of cognition in first episode psychosis: A systematic review of the literature

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-108

  Bozikas, Vasilis P ^a   Andreou, Christina ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

course; first episode; neuropsychology; neuroscience; psychosis; schizophrenia.

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DETERIORATION; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERBAL MEMORY;

COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 79951761872     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2010.541418     Document Type: Article

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