The social defeat hypothesis of schizophrenia is more topical than ever. Reply to Schalbroeck
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychological Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0033-2917,1469-8978
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291720005176