Identifying specific interpretations and use of safety behaviours in people with distressing visual hallucinations: An exploratory study

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 367-375

  Dudley, Robert ^a   Wood, Markku ^b   Spencer, Helen ^c   Brabban, Alison ^d   Mosimann, Urs P ^e   Collerton, Daniel ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d The Royal College of Psychiatrists   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Psychosis; safety seeking behaviours; visual hallucinations

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859618924     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465811000750     Document Type: Article

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