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Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia: Unifying the concept of psychosis through brain morphology

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DeLisi, L.E. (2000). Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia: Unifying the concept of psychosis through brain morphology. In: Marneros, A., Angst, J. (eds) Bipolar Disorders. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47521-9_22

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