Psychopharmacological treatment of neurocognitive deficits in people with schizophrenia: A review of old and new targets

CNS Drugs

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 301-318

  Ahmed, Anthony O ^a   Bhat, Ishrat A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

6 QUINOXALINECARBOXYLIC ACID PIPERIDIDE; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ARMODAFINIL; ATOMOXETINE; CARNOSINE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DAR 0100; DIHYDREXIDINE; DONEPEZIL; FLUMAZENIL; FOLIC ACID; GALANTAMINE; GUANFACINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; ISPRONICLINE; LAMOTRIGINE; MINOCYCLINE; MODAFINIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; ONDANSETRON; POMAGLUMETAD METHIONIL; PYRIDOXINE; RIMONABANT; RIVANICLINE; RIVASTIGMINE; SARCOSINE; SONEPIPRAZOLE; TOLCAPONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WORKING MEMORY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COGNITION DISORDERS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COGNITION DISORDERS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84899052394     PISSN: 11727047     EISSN: 11791934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40263-014-0146-6     Document Type: Review

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