Bizarreness in dream reports and waking fantasies of psychotic schizophrenic and manic patients: Empirical evidences and theoretical consequences

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-199

  Limosani, Ivan ^a   D'Agostino, Armando ^b   Manzone, Maria Laura ^a   Scarone, Silvio ^a,b  

^a SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Dreaming; Fantasy; Mania; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DREAM BIZARRENES SCALE; DREAMING; FANTASY; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DREAMS; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SLEEP DISORDERS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 80052792957     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.02.023     Document Type: Article

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