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Preschizophrenics: Adding to the Evidence, Sharpening the Focus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Aris Ambelas
Aris Ambelas*
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Westcotes House, Westcotes Drive, Leicester LE3 0QU
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Abstract

The notion of a subclinical preschizophrenic condition already present in childhood is given further support by the findings of this follow-back study, which also brings into sharper focus the childhood profile of the likely adult schizophrenic.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 160 , Issue 3 , March 1992 , pp. 401 - 404
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1992 

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