Understanding the communicative impairments in schizophrenia: A preliminary study

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 294-308

  Colle, Livia ^a,b   Angeleri, Romina ^a,b   Vallana, Marianna ^b   Sacco, Katiuscia ^a,b,c   Bara, Bruno G ^a,b   Bosco, Francesca M ^a,b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c CCS fMRI Neuroradiology at Koelliker Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comprehension and production; Non verbal and paralinguistic impairment; Pragmatic assessment; Schizophrenia; Verbal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEPTION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; POSITIVE SYNDROME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SPEECH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880508966     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: 18737994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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