Schizophrenia Research
Volume 69, Issue 1 , Pages 105-117 , 1 July 2004

Affectivity in the problem-solving interactions of schizophrenia patients and their family members

  • Jack J Blanchard

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-301-405-8438; fax: +1-301-314-9566.
    • Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-4411, USA
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  • Steven L Sayers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA
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  • Lindsay M Collins

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-4411, USA
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  • Alan S Bellack

      Affiliations

    • Baltimore Veterans Affairs Capitol Health Care Network Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, and Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA

Received 20 May 2003 ,Revised 25 July 2003 ,Accepted 31 July 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2003.07.008

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 69, Issue 1 , Pages 105-117 , 1 July 2004

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