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Auditory signal detectability and facilitation of simple reaction time in psychiatric patients and non-patients1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Gerard E. Bruder ,
Samuel Sutton ,
Harvey Babkoff ,
Barry J. Gurland ,
Allan Yozawitz  and
Joseph L. Fleiss
Gerard E. Bruder
Affiliation:
Biometrics Research Unit, New York State Department of Mental Hygiene, New York, U.S.A.
Samuel Sutton
Affiliation:
Biometrics Research Unit, New York State Department of Mental Hygiene, New York, U.S.A.
Harvey Babkoff
Affiliation:
Biometrics Research Unit, New York State Department of Mental Hygiene, New York, U.S.A.
Barry J. Gurland
Affiliation:
Biometrics Research Unit, New York State Department of Mental Hygiene, New York, U.S.A.
Allan Yozawitz
Affiliation:
Biometrics Research Unit, New York State Department of Mental Hygiene, New York, U.S.A.
Joseph L. Fleiss
Affiliation:
Biometrics Research Unit, New York State Department of Mental Hygiene, New York, U.S.A.
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Synopsis

Patients diagnosed on the basis of structured interviews as having affective psychoses were less sensitive in detecting the presence of a transient auditory signal than were schizophrenic patients or non-patients. Patients with affective psychoses also benefited more (their reaction time was more reduced) than the other two groups from the presence of a second auditory transient.

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Original Article
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , August 1975 , pp. 260 - 272
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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