Correlates of auditory hallucinations in nonpsychotic children

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 611-623

  Best, Nicole T ^a   Mertin, Peter ^b  

^a Bower Place ^*  (Australia)

^b Family Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

Auditory hallucinations; Imaginary companions; Nonpsychotic children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FAMILY CONFLICT; FANTASY; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 35448968268     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104507080996     Document Type: Article

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