Selective deficits in semantic verbal fluency in patients with a first affective episode with psychotic symptoms and a positive history of mania.
Authors
Kravariti, EugeniaReichenberg, Abraham
Morgan, Kevin
Dazzan, Paola
Morgan, Craig
Zanelli, Jolanta W
Lappin, Julia M
Doody, Gillian A
Harrison, Glynn
Jones, Peter B
Murray, Robin M
Fearon, Paul
Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust/Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, Box 58, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK. e.kravariti@iop.kcl.ac.ukIssue Date
2009-05MeSH
AdolescentAdult
Affective Disorders, Psychotic
Bipolar Disorder
Case-Control Studies
Cognition Disorders
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Semantics
Statistics, Nonparametric
Verbal Behavior
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Selective deficits in semantic verbal fluency in patients with a first affective episode with psychotic symptoms and a positive history of mania. 2009, 11 (3):323-9 Bipolar DisordJournal
Bipolar disordersDOI
10.1111/j.1399-5618.2009.00673.xPubMed ID
19419389Additional Links
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2009.00673.xAbstract
Patients with a first affective episode with psychotic symptoms and a positive history of mania show an isolated, selective deficit in semantic verbal fluency, against a background of generally preserved neurocognitive function. This pattern seems to contrast with the more widespread neuropsychological dysfunction seen in schizophrenia.Language
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1399-5618ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1111/j.1399-5618.2009.00673.x