Schizophrenia Research
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 64-67 , October 2010

Psychophysiological prodromal signs of schizophrenic relapse: A pilot study

  • Michael E. Dawson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychology, SGM 501, University Southern California, 3620 McClintock Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90089-1061, United States. Tel.: +1 213 740 2294.
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  • Anne M. Schell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Occidental College, United States
    • ,
  • Anthony Rissling

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, United States
    • Now at the University of California, San Diego, United States
    • ,
  • Joseph Ventura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
    • ,
  • Kenneth L. Subotnik

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
    • ,
  • Keith H. Nuechterlein

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
    • Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, United States

Received 4 May 2010 ,Revised 22 July 2010 ,Accepted 26 July 2010.

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PII: S0920-9964(10)01445-3

doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.07.029

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 64-67 , October 2010

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