The schizophrenia myth 7 February 2007
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The schizophrenia myth 7 February 2007 Richard P Bentall, Professor of Experimental Clinical Psychology University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, Peter Kinderman, Carmelo Vázquez Send response to journal: Re: The schizophrenia myth In their editorial defending the ‘schizophrenia’ concept, apparently sparked by a press conference at which one of us participated, Professors Lieberman and First recycle some enduring myths about psychiatric diagnoses.
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