Psychotic-Like or Unusual Subjective Experiences? The role of certainty in the appraisal of the subclinical psychotic phenotype

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 200, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 669-673

  Preti, Antonio ^a,b   Cella, Matteo ^c   Raballo, Andrea ^d,e   Vellante, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Genneruxi Medical Center   (Italy)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Psychotic like experiences; Risk factors; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNUSUAL SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELUSIONS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84872381707     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.07.014     Document Type: Article

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