Schizophrenia Research
Volume 118, Issue 1 , Pages 54-61 , May 2010

Attribution bias in ultra-high risk for psychosis and first-episode schizophrenia

  • Suk Kyoon An

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, 120-752, Seoul, South Korea
    • Section of Affect and Neuroscience, Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • ,
  • Jee In Kang

      Affiliations

    • Section of Affect and Neuroscience, Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • Department of Psychiatry, Ilsan Hospital, National Health Insurance Corporation, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
    • ,
  • Jin Young Park

      Affiliations

    • Section of Affect and Neuroscience, Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • Department of Psychiatry, Gongju National Hospital, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    • ,
  • Kyung Ran Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, 120-752, Seoul, South Korea
    • Section of Affect and Neuroscience, Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • ,
  • Su Young Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, 120-752, Seoul, South Korea
    • Section of Affect and Neuroscience, Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • ,
  • Eun Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, 120-752, Seoul, South Korea
    • Section of Affect and Neuroscience, Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea. Tel.: +82 2 2228 1622; fax: +82 2 313 0891.

Received 10 October 2009 ,Revised 2 January 2010 ,Accepted 23 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.01.025

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 118, Issue 1 , Pages 54-61 , May 2010

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