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Neuropsychological functioning in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Jul 2007
Schretlen David J, Cascella Nicola G, Meyer Stephen M, Kingery Lisle R, Testa S Marc, Munro Cynthia A, Pulver Ann E, Rivkin Paul, Rao Vani A, Diaz-Asper Catherine M, Dickerson Faith B, Yolken Robert H, Pearlson Godfrey D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Some patients with bipolar disorder (BD) demonstrate neuropsychological deficits even when stable. However, it remains unclear whether these differ qualitatively from those seen in schizophrenia (SZ). METHODS: We compared the nature and severity of cognitive deficits shown by 106 patients with SZ and 66 patients with BD to 316 healthy adults (NC). All participants completed a cognitive battery with 19...
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