The association between childhood trauma and memory functioning in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 531-537

  Shannon, Ciaran ^a   Douse, Kate ^b   McCusker, Chris ^a   Feeney, Lorraine ^c   Barrett, Suzanne ^a   Mulholland, Ciaran ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

abuse; memory; psychosis; schizophrenia; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF REPORT; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79955462757     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbp096     Document Type: Article

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