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Psychological Treatments for Negative Symptoms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2018

Peter Slade  and
Richard Bentall
Peter Slade
Affiliation:
Sub-department of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Liverpool University, Ashton Street Medical School, Liverpool
Richard Bentall
Affiliation:
Sub-department of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Liverpool University, Ashton Street Medical School, Liverpool
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The subject matter of this paper is the psychological treatment of negative symptoms. However, before embarking on a review of the available literature, it is worthwhile considering some conceptual issues and distinctions which are relevant to research in this area.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 155 , Issue S7: Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia , November 1989 , pp. 133 - 135
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989 

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