Processing speed impairment in schizophrenia is mediated by white matter integrity

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 109-120

  Karbasforoushan, H ^a   Duffy, B ^a   Blackford, J U ^a   Woodward, N D ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Psychiatric Hospital at Vanderbilt   (United States)

Author keywords

Mediation; processing speed; schizophrenia; white matter

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RADIOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED STATES; WHITE MATTER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; COGNITION DISORDERS; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TENNESSEE; WHITE MATTER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927696003     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291714001111     Document Type: Article

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