Auditory Verbal Hallucinations as Dialogical Experiences

Journal of Constructivist Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 264-280

  Perona Garcelán, Salvador ^a,b   Pérez Álvarez, Marino ^c   García Montes, José M ^d   Cangas, Adolfo J ^d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

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EID: 84929263532     PISSN: 10720537     EISSN: 15210650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10720537.2014.938847     Document Type: Article

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