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Review
. 2007 Jul 14;335(7610):91-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39227.616447.BE.

Schizophrenia

Marco M Picchioni  1 , Robin M Murray
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Review

Schizophrenia

Marco M Picchioni et al. BMJ. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: MMP has received travel awards from Pfizer, Janssen-Cilag, and Eli Lily. RMM has received honorariums for speaking at meetings organised by most major producers of antipsychotic drugs, and his research group has received funding from Eli Lilly and Astra Zeneca.

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Fig 1 Aetiological model of schizophrenia
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Fig 2 Physical care algorithm: adapted from NICE guidelines
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Fig 3 Pharmacological treatment algorithm. Adapted from the Maudsley prescribing guidelines
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