The continuum hypothesis of psychosis: David's criticisms are timely

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1959-1961

  Sommer, I E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Continuum; phenotype; psychosis

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DELUSION; HALLUCINATION; HEALTH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS;

DELUSIONS; HALLUCINATIONS; HEALTH; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 78650309761     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291710000218     Document Type: Note

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