Executive function in first-episode schizophrenia: A three-year longitudinal study of an ecologically valid test

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 126, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 87-92

  Liu, Kristy C M ^a   Chan, Raymond C K ^b   Chan, Kevin K S ^a   Tang, Jennifer Y M ^a   Chiu, Cindy P Y ^a   Lam, May M L ^a   Chan, Sherry K W ^a   Wong, Gloria H Y ^a   Hui, Christy L M ^a   Chen, Eric Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Executive function; First episode schizophrenia; Longitudinal; Medication na ve; Six elements

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ARIPIPRAZOLE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOZAPINE; FLUPENTIXOL; HALOPERIDOL; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SULPIRIDE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; ZIPRASIDONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATATONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED SIX ELEMENTS TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952009179     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.11.023     Document Type: Article

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