The phenomenological critique and self-disturbance: Implications for ultra-high risk ("prodrome") research

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 381-392

  Nelson, Barnaby ^a   Yung, Alison R ^a,b   Bechdolf, Andreas ^a,b,c   McGorry, Patrick D ^a,b  

^a ORYGEN RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Early psychosis; Phenomenology; Prodrome; Psychosis; Schizophrenia; Self

Indexed keywords

CONSCIOUSNESS; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

HUMANS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 40049109224     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbm094     Document Type: Review

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