CoChrane Corner evidence Base for Using atypical antipsychotics for Psychosis in adolescents
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1Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, London, UK; 2Department of Palliative Care & Psychooncology, Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata, India; 3South West, Yorkshire NHS Foundation, Trust, Wakefield, UK; 4Central & North West Community Mental Health Team, Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds, UK; 5Forensic Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Nottingham, UK; 6Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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