Aripiprazole worsening positive symptoms and memantine reducing negative symptoms in a patient with paranoid schizophrenia
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Tackling Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia with Memantine
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1516-4446
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462007000100028