On incomprehensibility in schizophrenia

Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 105-129

  Henriksen, Mads Gram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Delusions; Phenomenology; Schizophrenia; Self disorders; Understanding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874344652     PISSN: 15687759     EISSN: 15728676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11097-010-9194-7     Document Type: Article

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