Stress and psychosis: Towards the development of new models of investigation

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 307-317

  Phillips, Lisa J ^a   Francey, Shona M ^a,b   Edwards, Jane ^a,c   McMurray, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b PACE Clinic   (Australia)

^c THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSION; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK; SAMPLING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRESS;

EXPRESSED EMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33847377004     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2006.10.003     Document Type: Review

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