Poor insight in Schizophrenia: Neurocognitive basis

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 50-55

  Lele, M V ^b   Joglekar, A S ^a  

^a BYL NAIR CHARITABLE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Anosognosia; Awareness; Insight; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DENIAL; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

AWARENESS; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0032034322     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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