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Chapter 14 - Impulsivity and aggression in schizophrenia: a neural circuitry perspective with implications for treatment

from Section 3 - Neurobiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2021

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Matthew J. Hoptman
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Katherine D. Warburton  and
Stephen M. Stahl
Katherine D. Warburton
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University of California, Davis
Stephen M. Stahl
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University of California, San Diego
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Violence in Psychiatry , pp. 136 - 144
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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