Differentiating psychosis and faith: The role of social norms and religious fundamentalism

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-186

  O'Connor, Shawn ^a   Vandenberg, Brian ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Delusion; Diagnosis; DSM; Fundamentalism; Psychosis; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 76749139498     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670903277984     Document Type: Article

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