Attention in patients with chronic schizophrenia: Deficit in inhibitory control and positive symptoms

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 185-195

  Galaverna, Flavia S ^a   Morra, Carlos A ^b   Bueno, Adrián M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c Sanatorio Profesor León Morra   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Attentional deficit; Chronic schizophrenia; Inhibitory control; Positive symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION SPAN; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; DIGIT SYMBOL CODING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOCUSED ATTENTION; FORWARD DIGIT SPAN; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PICTURE COMPLETION; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; POSITIVE SYNDROME; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; STROOP TEST; SUSTAINED ATTENTION; SYMBOL SEARCH; THOUGHT DISORDER;

EID: 84867800500     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S0213-61632012000300005     Document Type: Article

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