Renaming schizophrenia

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7585, 2007, Pages 108-

  Lieberman, Jeffrey A ^a   First, Michael B ^a  

^a New York State Psychiatric Institute ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE;

CATATONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELUSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; HALLUCINATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEBEPHRENIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMANTICS;

HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STEREOTYPING; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 33846586956     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39057.662373.80     Document Type: Editorial

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