The beliefs about paranoia scale: Preliminary validation of a metacognitive approach to conceptualizing paranoia

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-164

  Morrison, Anthony P ^a   Gumley, Andrew I ^b   Schwannauer, Matthias ^c   Campbell, Michelle ^a   Gleeson, Anna ^a   Griffin, Elizabeth ^a   Gillan, Kate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Cognitive; Paranoia; Persecutory delusions; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DELUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARANOIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SURVIVAL;

EID: 17444413401     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465804001900     Document Type: Article

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