An experimental investigation of the phenomenology of delusional beliefs in people with Asperger syndrome

Autism

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 515-531

  Abell, Frances ^a   Hare, Dougal Julian ^b  

^a BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Asperger syndrome; Delusions; Paranoia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; DELUSION; FEMALE; GRANDIOSE DELUSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASPERGER SYNDROME; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 29444455070     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361305057857     Document Type: Article

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