Age-associated differences in cognitive performance in older patients with schizophrenia: A comparison with healthy older adults

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-40

  Loewenstein, David A ^a   Czaja, Sara J ^a   Bowie, Christopher R ^b   Harvey, Philip D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; cognitive decline; cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; EPISODIC MEMORY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84155163269     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e31823bc08c     Document Type: Article

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