Schizophrenia Research
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 71-90 , 16 June 2000

Cognitive behavioral psychotherapy for schizophrenia: a review of recent empirical studies

Received 15 March 1999 ,Accepted 13 July 1999.

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