Intersubjectivity in schizophrenia: Life story analysis of three cases

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue FEB, 2014, Pages

  Irarrázaval, Leonor ^a   Sharim, Dariela ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Clinical psychology; Hermeneutic; Intersubjectivity; Life stories; Phenomenology; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897616977     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00100     Document Type: Article

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