Editorial
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39057.662373.80.
Renaming schizophrenia
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- DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39057.662373.80
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Editorial
Renaming schizophrenia
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Abstract
Diagnosis and treatment are more important than semantics
Conflict of interest statement
Competing interests: JAL receives research grant support from Acadia, Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Organon, and Pfizer. MBF has received consultant fees from AstraZeneca, Abbott Laboratories, and GlaxoSmithKline and has been an expert witness regarding diagnosis of schizophrenia.
Comment in
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Schizophrenia can and should be renamed.BMJ. 2007 Feb 3;334(7587):221-2. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39108.396852.1F. BMJ. 2007. PMID: 17272533 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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