Power and perceived expressed emotion of voices: Their impact on depression and suicidal thinking in those who hear voices

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 199-205

  Connor, Charlotte ^a   Birchwood, Max ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditory hallucinations; Depression; Emotional Support; Expressed emotion; Social rank

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VOICE; COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SUICIDAL IDEATION; VOICE;

EID: 84878199175     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.798     Document Type: Article

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