Attributional style and persecutory delusions. Evidence for an event independent and state specific external-personal attribution bias for social situations

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 297-302

  Lincoln, Tania M ^a   Mehl, Stephanie ^a   Exner, Cornelia ^a   Lindenmeyer, Johannes ^b   Rief, Winfried ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b Salus Klinik Lindow   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attributions; Cognitive biases; Neuro cognitive deficits; Persecutory delusions

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PRIMARY PERSECUTORY DELUSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PARANOIA; PARANOIA CHECKLIST; PAST PRIMARY PERSECUTORY DELUSION; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF ESTEEM;

EID: 77952092506     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-009-9284-4     Document Type: Article

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