The relationship between theory of mind and insight in psychosis: Evidence for specificity

Psychosis

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-40

  Stewart, Suzanne L K ^a   Corcoran, Rhiannon ^b   Lewis, Shôn W ^a   Drake, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Insight; Psychosis; Schizophrenia; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 85003863818     PISSN: 17522439     EISSN: 17522447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17522430902952490     Document Type: Article

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