Causal attributions in delusional thinking: An investigation using qualitative methods

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 267-283

  Beese, Angela D ^a   Stratton, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CODING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERVIEW; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; THINKING;

EID: 5044242665     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/0144665031752961     Document Type: Article

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