Quality of hallucinatory experiences: Differences between a clinical and a non-clinical sample

World Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 110-113

  Stanghellini, Giovanni ^a   Langer, Álvaro I ^b   Ambrosini, Alessandra ^a   Cangas, Adolfo J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Continuum model; Hallucinations; Phenomenology; Psychotic like experiences; Qualitative analysis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; REVISED HALLUCINATION SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 84866647753     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wpsyc.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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