Article updated and reviewed by Christos Ballas, MD, Attenting Psychiatrist, Inpatient and Consult/Liaison Psychiatry, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Editorial review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network on May 11, 2005.
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Schizophrenia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Schizophrenia
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