Delusional profiles among young adults: A latent class analysis of delusion proneness

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 185, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 97-101

  Cella, Matteo ^a,b   Sisti, Davide ^c   Rocchi, Marco B L ^c   Preti, Antonio ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^d Genneruxi Medical Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delusion; Latent class analysis; Paranoia; Psychosis proneness; Schizotypy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GRANDIOSE DELUSION; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PARANOID PSYCHOSIS; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650219899     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.04.054     Document Type: Article

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