What is bizarre in bizarre delusions? A critical review

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 667-679

  Cermolacce, M ^a,b,c   Sass, L ^d   Parnas, J ^c,e  

^a HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bizarre delusions; Bizarreness; Delusions; Diagnostic systems; DSM IV; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

BIZZARE DELUSION; DELUSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VALIDITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN RELATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

DELUSIONS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 77958166356     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbq001     Document Type: Review

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