From sexual abuse to psychosis: A pilot study exploring the social deafferentation hypothesis and the mediating role of avoidance

Psychosis

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-47

  Murphy, Jamie ^a   Shevlin, Mark ^a   Adamson, Gary ^a   Houston, James E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

epidemiology; mediation analysis; psychosis; sexual abuse; trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873668690     PISSN: 17522439     EISSN: 17522447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2011.622781     Document Type: Article

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