Subjective and objective cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia is there a link?

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue JUL, 2011, Pages

  Homayoun, Saffron ^a   Nadeau Marcotte, Frederique ^a   Luck, David ^a   Stip, Emmanuel ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Insight; Objective; Schizophrenia; Self assessment; Subjective

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867048063     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00148     Document Type: Review

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