First episode psychosis patients show impaired cognitive function - A study of a South Asian population in the UK

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 366-373

  Saleem, Majid M ^a   Harte, Michael K ^b   Marshall, Kay M ^b   Scally, Andy ^c   Brewin, Anita ^d   Neill, Jo C ^b  

^a Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d Culture Fusion Building   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CANTAB; cognitive domains; ethnicity; First episode psychosis; schizophrenia; South Asian

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTENTION; CAMBRIDGE NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST AUTOMATED BATTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SPATIAL MEMORY; SPATIAL PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL MEMORY; WECHSLER TEST OF ADULT READING; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ASIA; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875713374     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881113477746     Document Type: Article

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