Jaspers was right after all - Delusions are distinct from normal beliefs

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 183, Issue OCT., 2003, Pages 285-286

  Jones, Hugh ^a   Delespaul, Philippe ^b   Van Os, J ^b,c  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; NEUROBIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ATTITUDE; DELUSIONS; HUMANS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 0141919549     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.183.4.285     Document Type: Review

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