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The Genesis of Schizophrenic Thought Disorder: A Serial Invalidation Hypothesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

D. Bannister*
Affiliation:
Medical Research Council Direct Grant Holder, Bexley Hospital, Dariford Heath, Bexley, Kent

Extract

The study to be reported was carried out within the framework of Personal Construct Theory as put forward by Kelly (1955). This theoretical background is summarized and discussed in Bruner (1956) and Bannister (1962).

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1963 

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