Phenomenological psychopathology and schizophrenia: Contemporary approaches and misunderstandings

Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-23

  Sass, Louis ^a   Parnas, Josef ^b   Zahavi, Dan ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Hyperreflexivity; Ipseity; Phenomenological explanation; Phenomenological reflection; Pre reflective self awareness; Self affection; Self disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856524063     PISSN: 10716076     EISSN: 10863303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/ppp.2011.0008     Document Type: Article

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