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Verbal working memory impairment in schizophrenia patients and their first-degree relatives: evidence from the digit span task.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Feb 2000
Conklin H M, Curtis C E, Katsanis J, Iacono W G
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OBJECTIVE: The evidence for verbal working memory deficits in schizophrenia has been inconsistent. Few studies have evaluated verbal working memory in the first-degree relatives of schizophrenia patients, who likely share the genetic diathesis for schizophrenia but not the potential confounds associated with chronic mental illness. METHOD: The Wechsler Digit Span Task was used to investigate verbal working memory...
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