The contribution of a cognitive bias against disconfirmatory evidence (BADE) to delusions in schizophrenia

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 605-617

  Woodward, Todd S ^a,b   Moritz, Steffen ^c   Cuttler, Carrie ^d   Whitman, Jennifer C ^b  

^a Riverview Hospital   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIAS AGAINST DISCONFIRMATORY EVIDENCE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; DELUSIONAL MISIDENTIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33646268821     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390590949511     Document Type: Article

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