Psychiatry Research
Volume 119, Issue 3 , Pages 287-292 , 1 August 2003

Neuroticism and visual memory impairments as predictors of the severity of delusions in schizophrenia

  • Paul H Lysaker

      Affiliations

    • Day Hospital 116H, Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, 1481 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
    • Indiana University Department of Psychology, 1101 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-317-554-0000x2546; fax: +1-86-22-2656-4774
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  • Rebecca S Lancaster

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Indiana University–Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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  • Michael A Nees

      Affiliations

    • Day Hospital 116H, Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, 1481 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
    • ,
  • Louanne W Davis

      Affiliations

    • Day Hospital 116H, Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, 1481 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA

Received 24 September 2002 ,Revised 29 April 2003 ,Accepted 13 June 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S0165-1781(03)00169-0

Psychiatry Research
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