A longitudinal study of learning potential and rehabilitation outcome in schizophrenia

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 248-255

  Watzke, Stefan ^a   Brieger, Peter ^c   Kuss, Oliver ^b   Schoettke, Henning ^d   Wiedl, Karl H ^d  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b Institute of Medical Epidemiology

^c Bezirkskrankenliaus Kempten ^*  (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST; WORK CAPACITY; ADOLESCENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHLORPROMAZINE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEARNING; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85047681371     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2008.59.3.248     Document Type: Article

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