Auditory Hallucinations in Schizophrenic and Affective Disorder Nigerian Patients: PhenomenologicaL Comparison

Transcultural Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 531-541

  Okulate, G T ^a   Jones, O B E ^a  

^a Nigerian Army Base Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

affective disorders; auditory hallucinations; culture; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; NIGERIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHENOMENOLOGY; RELIGION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPEECH ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VOICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEAR; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; NIGERIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 1642515756     PISSN: 13634615     EISSN: 14617471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363461503404004     Document Type: Article

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