A typology of narrative impoverishment in schizophrenia: Implications for understanding the processes of establishing and sustaining dialogue in individual psychotherapy

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-68

  Lysaker, Paul H ^a,c   Lysaker, John T ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialogism; Narrative; Psychotherapy; Recovery; Schizophrenia; Self

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; NARRATIVE; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 32144443410     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: 14693674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515070600673703     Document Type: Article

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