Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 330-334 , July 2008

The prevalence and correlates of trauma-related symptoms in schizophrenia spectrum disorder

  • Paul H. Lysaker

      Affiliations

    • Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Day Hospital 116H, Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. Tel.: +1 317 988 2546.
    • ,
  • Valerie A. LaRocco

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychological Sciences, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46227, USA

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doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2007.12.003

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 330-334 , July 2008

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