Schizophrenia Research
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 287-292 , 15 July 2005

The association between social anxiety and social functioning in first episode psychosis

  • Marcia Voges

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Canada
    • ,
  • Jean Addington

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 1R8
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 416 535 8501x4360; fax: +1 416 979 6936.

Received 27 July 2004 ,Revised 20 December 2004 ,Accepted 4 January 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2005.01.001

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 287-292 , 15 July 2005

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