Intensity of Experience: Maher’s Theory of Schizophrenic Delusion Revisited
Intensity of Experience: Maher’s Theory of Schizophrenic Delusion Revisited
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Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands
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Maher proposed in 1974 that schizophrenic delusions are hypotheses formed to explain anomalous experiences. He stated that they are “rational, given the intensity of the experiences that they are developed to explain.” Two-factor theorists of delusion criticized Maher’s theory because 1) it does not explain why some patients with anomalous experien...
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Intensity of Experience: Maher’s Theory of Schizophrenic Delusion Revisited
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1874-5490
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1874-5504
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10.1007/s12152-018-9385-4
