Why we need more debate on whether psychotic symptoms lie on a continuum with normality

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1935-1942

  David, A S ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuum; delusions; hallucinations; psychosis; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DELUSION; HALLUCINATION; HEALTH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS;

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

EID: 78650344973     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291710000188     Document Type: Review

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