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A trans-diagnostic approach to psychosis, psychiatric medication nomenclature and stigma

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    Marina Economou & Helen Lazaratou

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Economou, M., Lazaratou, H. A trans-diagnostic approach to psychosis, psychiatric medication nomenclature and stigma. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 267, 363–364 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-016-0763-9

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