Attributional style in schizophrenia: Evidence for a decreased sense of self-causation in currently paranoid patients

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 371-383

  Moritz, Steffen ^a   Woodward, Todd S ^b,c   Burlon, Marc ^a   Braus, Dieter F ^a   Andresen, Burghard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Riverview Hospital   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attribution; Paranoia; Schizophrenia; Self serving bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARANOIA; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 34249779572     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-006-9070-5     Document Type: Article

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