Comparison of social cognitive functioning in schizophrenia and high functioning autism: more convergence than divergence
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A Comparison Study of Cognitive Functioning and Quality of life in Schizophrenia Patients and Normal Population Regarding Gender Effect
Given the increasing rate of prevalence of schizophrenia in the world it is important to address issues pertaining to this disorder namely cognitive and quality of life of individuals afflicted with this disorder. As such, the goal of the present study was to assess the relationship between cognitive functioning and the quality of life with regard to the gender of the patient in comparison with...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychological Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0033-2917,1469-8978
DOI: 10.1017/s003329170999078x