title: Delusions and hallucinations in students compared to the general population.
abstract: The Peters Delusions Inventory and the Launay-Slade Hallucination Scale were used to assess psychotic experiences in the population (N=359) and in students (N=78). Students revealed more delusional beliefs and more distress and preoccupation associated with beliefs than persons from the general population. The differences disappeared when samples were matched for age.
authors.affiliation: Section for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Psychology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg 35032, Germany. lincoln@staff.uni-marburg.de
authors.forename: Tania M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Lincoln
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Keller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires