Social cognition and the manic defense: Attributions, selective attention, and self-schema in bipolar affective disorder

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 273-282

  Lyon, Helen M ^a   Bentall, Richard P ^c,d   Startup, Mike ^b  

^a Hergest Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Liverpool ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIA; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; SELECTIVE ABORTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 0345189551     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.108.2.273     Document Type: Article

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