Suspicious minds: The psychology of persecutory delusions

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 425-457

  Freeman, Daniel ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Delusions; Paranoia; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ANTICIPATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; PARANOIA; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOSIS; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL STATUS; THREAT;

ANXIETY; COGNITION DISORDERS; CULTURE; DELUSIONS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; PARANOID DISORDERS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA, PARANOID; THINKING;

EID: 33947189670     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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