Understanding attributional biases, emotions and self-esteem in 'poor me' paranoia: Findings from an early psychosis sample

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-162

  Fornells Ambrojo, M ^a,b   Garety, P A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Southwark Team for Early Intervention in Psychosis   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; MALE; PARANOIA; POOR ME PARANOIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PARANOID PSYCHOSIS; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

ANGER; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELUSIONS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARANOID DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 67649199617     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466508X377135     Document Type: Article

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