Lack of insight and awareness in schizophrenia and neuropsychiatric disorders

Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 33-49

  Gilleen, James ^a   Greenwood, Kathryn ^a   David, Anthony S ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Awareness; Brain injury; Insight; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892221391     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-53871-4_3     Document Type: Chapter

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