Sex differences in cognitive functioning in at-risk mental state for psychosis, first episode psychosis and healthy control subjects

European Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 242-250

  Ittig, S ^a   Studerus, E ^a   Papmeyer, M ^a   Uttinger, M ^a   Koranyi, S ^a,b   Ramyead, A ^a   Riecher Rossler A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical high risk; Cognition; Gender differences; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; VELOCITY; WORKING MEMORY; ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84921300337     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2014.11.006     Document Type: Article

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