Testing the Hypothesis That Formal Thought Disorders Are Severe Mood Disorders
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عنوان ژورنال: Schizophrenia Bulletin
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1745-1701,0586-7614
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbr092