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Attention and executive function in people with schizophrenia: Relationship with social skills and quality of life
Tyson, P. J.; Laws, K.R.; Flowers, K.A.; Mortimer, A.M.; Schulz, J. (2008)Executive function and attention are highly complex cognitive constructs that typically reveal evidence of impairment in people with schizophrenia. Studies in this area have traditionally utilised abstract tests of cognitive ... -
Cognitive function and social abilities in patients with schizophrenia: relationship with atypical antipsychotics
Tyson, P. J.; Laws, K.R.; Flowers, K.A.; Tyson, A. G.; Mortimer, A.M. (2006)Although atypical antipsychotics have been associated with improvements in cognitive function in schizophrenia, the neurochemical basis for such effects is not well understood. Candidate neurotransmitter systems primarily ... -
An early marker for semantic memory impairment in patients with schizophrenia
Al-Uzri, M.M.; Laws, K.R.; Mortimer, A.M. (2004)Introduction: Semantic memory impairment is now a well-documented phenomenon in patients with schizophrenia. Nevertheless, the characteristics of this deficit and any early markers remain contentious. Methods: In this ... -
Intellectual differences between schizophrenic patients and normal controls across the adult lifespan
Kondel, T.K.; Mortimer, A.M.; Leeson, V.C.; Laws, K.R.; Hirsch, S.R. (2003)A debate persists about whether IQ declines during the duration of schizophrenia or whether an early deficit remains static across the lifespan. To examine this, we measured estimated current IQ (Quick Test Revised: QTR) ... -
A Longitudinal Analysis of Memory in patients with Schizophrenia
Tyson, P. J.; Laws, K.R.; Roberts, K.H.; Mortimer, A.M. (2005)Memory deficits are widely reported in patients with schizophrenia, but uncertainties remain about the extent and the longitudinal course of these deficits. Twenty-eight patients with a DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia ... -
Stability of set-shifting and planning abilities in patients with schizophrenia
Tyson, P. J.; Laws, K.R.; Roberts, K.H.; Mortimer, A.M. (2004)Patients with schizophrenia have deficits in executive function that involve attentional set-shifting and planning ability. It is unclear, however, whether such deficits are stable during the course of the illness or if ...