What do psychotic experiences mean for young men? A qualitative investigation

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 249-270

  Hirschfeld, Rachel ^a,b   Smith, J ^a   Trower, P ^a   Griffin, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Devon House Adult Psychother Serv   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; ONSET AGE; PERSONALITY; PHENOMENOLOGY; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THINKING;

ADULT; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NARRATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 21344457701     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/147608305X25865     Document Type: Article

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