Abnormal visual scan paths: A psychophysiological marker of delusions in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 235-245

  Phillips, Mary L ^a   David, Anthony S ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delusions; Persecutory; Schizophrenia; Visual scan paths

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; DELUSIONS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0032498606     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(97)00097-2     Document Type: Article

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