Reality and discourse: A critical analysis of the category of 'delusions'

British Journal of Medical Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 227-242

  Georgaca, Eugenie ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELUSION; HUMAN; PSYCHOSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SPEECH; THEORY;

EID: 6244245540     PISSN: 00071129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000711200160444     Document Type: Article

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