Psychosocial interventions for people with schizophrenia or psychosis on minimal or no antipsychotic medication: A systematic review

@article{Cooper2020PsychosocialIF,
  title={Psychosocial interventions for people with schizophrenia or psychosis on minimal or no antipsychotic medication: A systematic review},
  author={Ruth E. Cooper and Neelam Laxhman and Nadia Crellin and Joanna Moncrieff and Stefan Priebe},
  journal={Schizophrenia Research},
  year={2020},
  volume={225},
  pages={15-30}
}
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