Are theory of mind deficits in understanding intentions of others associated with persecutory delusions?

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 198, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 516-519

  Mehl, Stephanie ^a,b   Rief, Winfried ^b   Lüllmann, Eva ^b   Ziegler, Michael ^b,c   Kesting, Marie Luise ^b   Lincoln, Tania Marie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c Hospital of Forensic Psychiatry   (Germany)

Author keywords

delusions; delusions of persecution; emotions; intentions; schizophrenia; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THEORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELUSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REMISSION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DELUSIONS; EMOTIONS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954650865     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181e4c8d2     Document Type: Article

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