The assessment of insight across cultures

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 373-377

  Jacob, K S ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cross cultural assessment; culture; insight; psychosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTROSPECTION; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POPULATION; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 78650961299     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.74316     Document Type: Article

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