Faith and religious delusions in first-episode schizophrenia

Social Work in Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 37-50

  Miller, Rachel ^a,b   McCormack, Joanne ^b  

^a ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Faith; First episode schizophrenia; Religion; Religious delusions; Schizophrenia; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751330687     PISSN: 15332985     EISSN: 15332993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J200v04n04_03     Document Type: Review

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