Is there a continuum of psychotic experiences in the general population?

Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 242-252

  Van Os, Jim ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Continuum; Delusions; Genetics; Hallucinations; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

DELUSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXPERIENCE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0346158956     PISSN: 1121189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1121189X00003067     Document Type: Review

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