Both low birthweight and high birthweight are associated with cognitive impairment in persons with schizophrenia and their first-degree relatives

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2361-2367

  Torniainen, M ^a,b   Wegelius, A ^a,c   Tuulio Henriksson, A ^a,b,d   Lonnqvist J ^a,b   Suvisaari, J ^a,e  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Cognition; Neuropsychology; Relatives; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MACROSOMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEWBORN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BIRTH WEIGHT; COGNITION DISORDERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896929040     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291713000032     Document Type: Article

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