Negative effect of alcohol use on mood among people with psychosis

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¹ Centre for Translational Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, Australia, 2308;
² National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Twitter Follow Louise Thornton at @Louise_Thornton.

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Louise K Thornton et al. Evid Based Ment Health. 2015 May.

. 2015 May;18(2):e3.

doi: 10.1136/eb-2014-101976. Epub 2015 Jan 21.

¹ Centre for Translational Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, Australia, 2308;
² National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Twitter Follow Louise Thornton at @Louise_Thornton.

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