Auditory hallucinations: A review of assessment tools

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 524-534

  Ratcliff, Kirk ^a,b   Farhall, John ^a,b   Shawyer, Frances ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Northern Area Mental Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Auditory hallucinations; Instruments

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 82555186569     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.729     Document Type: Review

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