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Letter to the Editor: Critique of Bahorik et al. (2013) – 'Underreporting of drug use among individuals with schizophrenia: prevalence and predictors’ – a reply

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 October 2013

AMBER L. BAHORIK*
Affiliation:
School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
CHRISTINA E. NEWHILL
Affiliation:
School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
COURTNEY C. QUEEN
Affiliation:
School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
SHAUN M. EACK
Affiliation:
School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
*
Author for correspondence: A. L. Bahorik, M.S.W. 3811 O'Hara Street, Webster Hall Suite 150, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA (Email: alb186@pitt.edu)

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