Schizophrenia Research
Volume 100, Issue 1 , Pages 349-350 , March 2008

Gabapentin for ultra resistant schizophrenia with aggressive behavior

  • Caroline Demily

      Affiliations

    • Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier & Centre de Neuroscience Cognitive (CNRS & Université Lyon 1), France
    • Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier, France
    • ,
  • Nicolas Franck

      Affiliations

    • Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier & Centre de Neuroscience Cognitive (CNRS & Université Lyon 1), France
    • Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 16 October 2007 ,Revised 15 December 2007 ,Accepted 20 December 2007.

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PII: S0920-9964(08)00042-X

doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.12.482

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 100, Issue 1 , Pages 349-350 , March 2008

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