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Critique of the DSM–IV operational diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2018

Mario Maj
Mario Maj*
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Naples, Italy
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Professor Mario Maj. Department of Psychiatry, University of Naples. Largo Madonna delle Grazie. 80138 Naples. Italy
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The DSM–IV operational diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) are being used extensively in several countries for clinical, research and educational purposes.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 172 , Issue 6 , June 1998 , pp. 458 - 460
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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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