Experiencing malevolent voices is associated with attentional dysfunction in psychotic patients

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 72-77

  Kråkvik, Bodil ^a   Stiles, Tore ^b   Hugdahl, Kenneth ^c,d  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attentional impairment; Auditory hallucination; Depression; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84875376963     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12024     Document Type: Article

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