Unravelling psychosis: psychosocial epidemiology, mechanism, and meaning

Shanghai Archives of Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 70-81

  Bebbington, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavior therapy; Epidemiology; Psychosis; Social factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84935108257     PISSN: 10020829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11919/j.issn.1002-0829.215027     Document Type: Review

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