I Collect Therefore I am-Autonoetic Consciousness and Hoarding in Asperger Syndrome

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 278-284

  Skirrow, Paul ^a   Jackson, Paul ^b   Perry, Ewan ^c   Hare, Dougal Julian ^d  

^a ABI Rehabilitation Ltd   (New Zealand)

^b MERSEY CARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Resource Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger Syndrome; Autobiographical Memory; Autonoetic Consciousness; Collecting; Hoarding; Self

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AWARENESS; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS; EPISODIC MEMORY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSIVE HOARDING; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; THEORY OF MIND;

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AWARENESS; CONSCIOUSNESS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; OBSESSIVE HOARDING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84930766228     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.1889     Document Type: Article

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