Neuropsychological deficits and functional disability in patients with Schizophrenia
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Neuropsychological deficits, syndromes, and cognitive competency in schizophrenia.
INTRODUCTION Neuropsychological functioning connects neuropathology and symptoms in schizophrenia. Previous work suggests that deficient initiation and inhibition underlie the psychomotor poverty and disorganisation syndromes, respectively. Furthermore, although the syndromes are associated with impairments in everyday functioning, cognitive competency (CC; cognitive skills for independent livi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0887-6177,1873-5843
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/14.1.112