Grandiose delusions: A review and theoretical integration of cognitive and affective perspectives

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 684-696

  Knowles, Rebecca ^a   McCarthy Jones, Simon ^a   Rowse, Georgina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bipolar; Delusion; Grandeur; Grandiose; Mania; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DELUSION AS DEFENSE MODEL; DEPRESSION; EMOTION CONSISTENT MODEL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GRANDIOSE DELUSION; HUMAN; IMAGERY; ONSET AGE; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

AFFECT; COGNITION; DELUSIONS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; THINKING;

EID: 79953777962     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2011.02.009     Document Type: Review

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