Phenomenology of delusions in Pakistani patients: Effect of gender and social class

Psychopathology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 195-199

  Suhail, Kausar ^a  

^a GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Culture; Delusions; Phenomenology; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EROTOMANIA; FEMALE; GRANDIOSE DELUSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JEALOUS DELUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MAGIC; MALE; PAKISTAN; RELIGION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS;

EID: 0141756340     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000072789     Document Type: Article

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