Social cognition as a mediator variable between neurocognition and functional outcome in schizophrenia: Empirical review and new results by structural equation modeling

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Schmidt, Stefanie J ^a   Mueller, Daniel R ^a   Roder, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

functional outcome; mediation; review; schizophrenia; social cognition

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; COGNITION; EFFECT MODIFIER, EPIDEMIOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 80052200573     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbr079     Document Type: Review

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