Psychiatry Research
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 124-127 , 30 December 2009

Change in delusions is associated with change in “jumping to conclusions”

  • Todd S. Woodward

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    • Department of Research, BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Room 2N9, Detwiller Pavillion, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, 2255 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3. Fax: +1 604 822 7756.
    • ,
  • Manuel Munz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Rostock University, Rostock, Germany
    • ,
  • Claude LeClerc

      Affiliations

    • Département des Sciences Infirmières, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada
    • ,
  • Tania Lecomte

      Affiliations

    • Département de Psychologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada

Received 8 February 2008 ,Revised 26 August 2008 ,Accepted 23 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.10.020

Psychiatry Research
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 124-127 , 30 December 2009

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