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A Friend of Yours Has Just Begun to Experience Strange

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A friend of yours has just begun to experience strange and unreal sensations and turns to you to discuss them. From a cognitive-behavioral point of view, how would you explain to your friend how schizophrenia might develop from this point on?


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Isocarboxazid

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