A descriptive model of delusion

Neurology Psychiatry and Brain Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 159-170

  Villagran J M ^a   Berrios, G E ^b  

^a Jerez Hospital   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delusion; Dimension; Menial symptom; Model; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DELUSION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MODEL; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0030417281     PISSN: 09419500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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