Psychiatry Research
Volume 105, Issue 1 , Pages 97-105 , 15 December 2001

Patterns of symptoms in neuroleptic-naive patients with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders before and after treatment

Received 27 June 2000 ,Revised 13 March 2001 ,Accepted 6 May 2001.

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Psychiatry Research
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