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Biological Determinants of Difficult to Treat Patients with Schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2018

Tonmoy Sharma  and
Robert Kerwin
Tonmoy Sharma*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry
Robert Kerwin
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry
*
Dr T. Sharma, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF
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Numerous studies have attempted to relate brain morphology to treatment outcome in schizophrenia in an attempt to define subtypes of schizophrenia that may respond well to antipsychotic treatment (Brown & Herz, 1989). This has potential clinical significance since, if we can predict outcome based on brain structure, it would then influence treatment.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 169 , Issue S31: Management of Difficult to Treat Patients with Schizophrenia , December 1996 , pp. 5 - 9
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Copyright © 1996 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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