Negation theory as a cause of delusion: The case of the Unabomber

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 329-336

  Zuk, Gerald H ^a   Zuk, Carmen Veiga ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Delusions; Psychodiagnosis; Terrorism; Theory of psychopathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034257451     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007864608519     Document Type: Article

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