Quantitative criteria of narrative coherence and complexity in persons with paranoid schizophrenia

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 198, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 349-355

  Saavedra, Javier ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b Department of Programs Evaluation and Research   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coherence; Complexity; Life narrative; Quantitative analysis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; EFFECT SIZE; EMOTION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NARRATIVE; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ADULT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMPREHENSION; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; GROUP HOMES; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LINGUISTICS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NARRATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA, PARANOID; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 77952255168     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181da47f5     Document Type: Article

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