Attributional biases in paranoid schizophrenia: Further evidence for a decreased sense of self‐causation in paranoia

Psychosis

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-85

  Randjbar, Sarah ^a   Veckenstedt, Ruth ^a   Vitzthum, Francesca ^a   Hottenrott, Birgit ^a   Moritz, Steffen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

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EID: 77958173381     PISSN: 17522439     EISSN: 17522447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17522431003717675     Document Type: Article

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