Insight in people with psychosis: The influence of culture

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 83-87

  Saravanan, B ^a,b   David, A ^b   Bhugra, D ^b   Prince, M ^b   Jacob, K S ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DELUSION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTROSPECTION; MODEL; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STANDARD;

CULTURE; HUMANS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 21244471139     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540260500073596     Document Type: Conference Paper

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