Attributional style among youth at clinical risk for psychosis

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 84-88

  Devylder, Jordan E ^a   Ben David, Shelly ^b   Kimhy, David ^c   Corcoran, Cheryl M ^b  

^a School of Social Work   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution; High risk; Psychosis; Schizophrenia; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTIONAL STYLE; CHARACTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL PERSONAL AND SITUATIONAL ATTRIBUTION QUESTIONNAIRE; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PARANOIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873286754     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2012.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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