Boredom and psychotic disorders: Cognitive and motivational issues

Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 146-167

  Todman, McWelling ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BOREDOM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY CARE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PARANOIA; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SYMPTOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTENTION; BOREDOM; COGNITION; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK-TAKING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0038601752     PISSN: 00332747     EISSN: 1943281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/psyc.66.2.146.20623     Document Type: Review

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