Poor insight into schizophrenia: Contributing factors, consequences and emerging treatment approaches

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 785-793

  Lysaker, Paul H ^a,b   Vohs, Jen ^b   Hillis, Jaclyn D ^c   Kukla, Marina ^a   Popolo, Raffaele ^d   Salvatore, Giampaolo ^d   Dimaggio, Giancarlo ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS   (United States)

^d Center for Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depression; Insight; Metacognition; Neurocognition; psychosis; Psychosocial function; Recovery; Schizophrenia; Social cognition; Stigma

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL COGNITION;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84883178709     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737175.2013.811150     Document Type: Review

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