The neurocognitive literature on test performance in schizophrenia is reviewed
quantitatively. The authors report 22 mean effect sizes from 204 studies to index …

In recent years, there has been much focus on the apparent heterogeneity of schizophrenic
symptoms. By contrast, this article proposes a unifying account emphasizing basic …

The chapter addresses the stigma associated with mental illnesses. It begins by
summarizing the development of thinking about labeling and stigma over the past half …

With chapters written by leading scholars and researchers, the third edition of A Handbook
for the Study of Mental Health provides an updated, comprehensive review of the sociology …

Introduction. Frith's (1992) neuropsychological theory of schizophrenia posits a number of
fundamental cognitive impairments underpinning the characteristic symptoms of this …

The concept of locally specialized functions dominates research on higher brain function
and its disorders. Locally specialized functions must be complemented by processes that …

Literature addressing the intersection of cinema and mental health issues is varied in focus
but represents a growing interest among film and psychiatric historians, as demonstrated by …

Cognitive tasks and concepts are used increasingly in schizophrenia science and treatment.
Recent meta-analyses show that across a spectrum of research domains only cognitive …

The California Verbal Learning Test was used to characterize the learning and memory
impairment in schizophrenia (SC) and to evaluate potential clinical and demographic factors …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) studies of the
frontal and temporal lobes in schizophrenia patients and healthy controls have proliferated …