Effects of sex, menstrual cycle phase, and endogenous hormones on cognition in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 166, Issue 1-3, 2015, Pages 269-275

  Rubin, Leah H ^a   Carter, C Sue ^b   Drogos, Lauren L ^a,c   Pournajafi Nazarloo, Hossein ^d   Sweeney, John A ^e,f   Maki, Pauline M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Estrogen; Menstrual cycle; Oxytocin; Schizophrenia; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDLUTEAL PHASE; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; COGNITION; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OXYTOCIN; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940444863     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2015.04.039     Document Type: Article

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