Neuropsychology, social cognition and global functioning among bipolar, schizophrenic patients and healthy controls: Preliminary data

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue OCT, 2013, Pages

  Caletti, Elisabetta ^a   Paoli, Riccardo A ^a   Fiorentini, Alessio ^a   Cigliobianco, Michela ^a   Zugno, Elisa ^a   Serati, Marta ^a   Orsenigo, Giulia ^a   Grillo, Paolo ^b   Zago, Stefano ^a   Caldiroli, Alice ^a   Prunas, Cecilia ^a   Giusti, Francesca ^a   Consonni, Dario ^a   Altamura, A Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Ecological tests; Neuropsychological deficits; Schizophrenia; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRIEF ASSESSMENT OF COGNITION IN SCHIZOPHRENIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; EXECUTIVE AND SOCIAL COGNITION BATTERY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY OF MIND; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84886404039     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00661     Document Type: Article

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