Escape, enlightenment and endurance: Narratives of recovery from psychosis

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-199

  Thornhill, Hermione ^a   Clare, Linda ^b   May, Rufus ^b  

^a NEWHAM CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPREHENSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONVALESCENCE; DELUSION; ENDURANCE; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; PARANOIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; THINKING; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

EID: 3142555942     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13648470410001678677     Document Type: Conference Paper

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