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Schneiderian First-Rank Symptoms Caused by Benzodiazepine Withdrawal
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 January 2018
Abstract
Benzodiazepine withdrawal has been found to give rise to numerous physical and psychological symptoms. This paper describes, for the first time, Schneiderian first-rank symptoms of schizophrenia caused by such withdrawal.
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