Schizophrenia Research
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 77-85 , October 2010

The relationship between psychotic-like symptoms and neurocognitive performance in a general adolescent psychiatric sample

  • Maija Lindgren

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
    • Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. PL 30, 00271 Helsinki, Finland. Tel.: +358 20 610 8659; fax: +358 20 761307.
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  • Marko Manninen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
    • Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Taina Laajasalo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Ulla Mustonen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Hely Kalska

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Jaana Suvisaari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
    • ,
  • Kari Moilanen

      Affiliations

    • Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Tyrone D. Cannon

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Matti Huttunen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Sebastian Therman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
    • Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Received 20 January 2010 ,Revised 15 July 2010 ,Accepted 24 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.07.025

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 77-85 , October 2010

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