Deficient maturation of aspects of attention and executive functions in early onset schizophrenia

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 773-786

  Jepsen, Jens Richardt M ^a   Fagerlund, Birgitte ^b   Pagsberg, Anne Katrine ^a   Christensen, Anne Marie R ^a   Nordentoft, Merete ^a   Mortensen, Erik L ^c  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Cognition; Early onset psychosis; Longitudinal; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ONSET AGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 79952116923     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-010-0126-4     Document Type: Article

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