Magical ideation - Defense mechanism or Neuropathology? A study with multiple sclerosis patients

Psychopathology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 141-144

  Te Wildt, Bert Theodor ^a   Schultz Venrath, Ulrich ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alternative therapies; Dissociation; Magical ideation; Multiple sclerosis; Neuropsychology; Paranormal thoughts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MAGIC; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 4444346730     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000078866     Document Type: Article

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