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PHARMACOTHERAPY

To medicate or not to medicate, when diagnosis is in question: decision-making in first episode psychosis

Gin Malhi Professor of Psychiatry and Head, Discipline of Psychiatry, University of Sydney, and Director, CADE Clinic, Department of Academic Psychiatry, Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Danielle Adams Clinical Psychologist, Northern Sydney Central Coast Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol Services, and CADE Clinic, Department of Academic Psychiatry, Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW, Australia
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Beverley Moss Early Psychosis Coordinator, Northern Sydney Central Coast Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol Services, NSW, Australia
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Garry Walter Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Discipline of Pschiatry, University of Sydney; Area Clinical Director, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Northern Sydney Central Coast Health, NSW; and Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Pages 230-237 | Published online: 17 Feb 2010

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