Specificity of the 'jump-to-conclusions' bias in deluded patients

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 239-244

  Peters, Emmanuelle R ^a   Thornton, Patricia ^b   Siksou, Lea ^c   Linney, Yvonne ^d   MacCabe, James H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^d WEST LONDON MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DELUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; DELUSIONS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 45149126409     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466507X255294     Document Type: Article

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