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New challenges in family interventions for schizophrenia

Shirley M Glynn Clinical Research Psychologist, Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System at West Los Angeles, B151J, 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA. [email protected]
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Amy N Cohen Health Science Specialist/Psychologist, VA Desert Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare Center (210A), 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA. [email protected]
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Noosha Niv Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse ProgramsUniversity of California Los Angeles, Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, 1640 S. Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA. [email protected]
Pages 33-43 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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