Psychiatry Research
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 119-123 , 30 December 2009

Correspondences between theory of mind, jumping to conclusions, neuropsychological measures and the symptoms of schizophrenia

  • Todd S. Woodward

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    • Department of Research, BC Mental Health & Addictions Research Institute, Vancouver Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. BC Mental Health & Addictions Research Institute, Room 116, 3rd Floor, 938 W. 28th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V5Z 4H4. Tel.: +1 604 875 2000x4724; fax: +1 604 875 3871.
    • ,
  • Romina Mizrahi

      Affiliations

    • Schizophrenia Program and PET Centre, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Mahesh Menon

      Affiliations

    • Schizophrenia Program and PET Centre, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Bruce K. Christensen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

Received 8 February 2008 ,Revised 26 September 2008 ,Accepted 23 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.10.018

Psychiatry Research
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 119-123 , 30 December 2009

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