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Avatar therapy for persecutory auditory hallucinations: What is it and how does it work?

Julian LeffUniversity College London, Mental Health Sciences, 1 South Hill Park Gardens, London, NW3 2TD, United Kingdom.Correspondence[email protected]
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Geoffrey WilliamsUniversity College London, Hearing, Speech and Phonetic Sciences, Chandler House, 2 Wakefield Street, London, WC1N 1PF, United Kingdom.
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Mark HuckvaleUniversity College London, Speech, Hearing and Phonetic Sciences, Chandler House, 2 Wakefield Street, London, WC1N 1PF, United Kingdom.
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Maurice ArbuthnotUniversity College London, Mental Health Sciences, Flat D, Bentley House, Kings Scholar Passage, London, SW1P 1NN, United Kingdom.
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Alex P. LeffInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom.
Pages 166-176 | Received 24 Dec 2012, Accepted 01 Feb 2013, Published online: 04 Mar 2013

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