Attributional biases in paranoia: The development and validation of the Achievement and Relationships Attributions Task (ARAT)

Cognitive Neuropsychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 87-109

  Fornells Ambrojo, Miriam ^a,b   Garety, Philippa A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attributional biases; Paranoia; Persecutory delusions; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT AND RELATIONSHIPS ATTRIBUTIONS TASK; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE; MALE; PARANOIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VALIDATION STUDY; DELUSION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARANOID PSYCHOSIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

DELUSIONS; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARANOID DISORDERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 67049116115     PISSN: 13546805     EISSN: 14640619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13546800902844197     Document Type: Article

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