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Is symptomatic treatment an option for a boy with clinically significant psychotic-like experiences and depressed mood? Comment on Ruhrmann et al., “intervention in at-risk states for developing psychosis.” (Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 260 Suppl 2:S90–94)

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    Hsiang-Yuan Lin, Yen-Nan Chiu & Chen-Chung Liu

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Lin, HY., Chiu, YN. & Liu, CC. Is symptomatic treatment an option for a boy with clinically significant psychotic-like experiences and depressed mood? Comment on Ruhrmann et al., “intervention in at-risk states for developing psychosis.” (Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 260 Suppl 2:S90–94). Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 262, 179–180 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-011-0210-x

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