Cognitive factor structure and invariance in people with schizophrenia, their unaffected siblings, and controls

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1157-1167

  Dickinson, Dwight ^a,b,c   Goldberg, Terry E ^d   Gold, James M ^b   Elvevg, Brita ^a   Weinberger, Daniel R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^d ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cognition; data reduction; factor analysis; general cognitive ability; structure invariance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIBLING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SIBLINGS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054869378     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbq018     Document Type: Article

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