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Section 5 - Treatment and Services

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2019

Carl I. Cohen
Affiliation:
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Paul D. Meesters
Affiliation:
Friesland Mental Health Services
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Schizophrenia and Psychoses in Later Life
New Perspectives on Treatment, Research, and Policy
, pp. 135 - 222
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Print publication year: 2019

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