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Commentary on Robert Whitaker's viewpoint

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2020

Jari Tiihonen Open the ORCID record for Jari Tiihonen [Opens in a new window] ,
Heidi Taipale Open the ORCID record for Heidi Taipale [Opens in a new window]  and
Christoph U. Correll Open the ORCID record for Christoph U. Correll [Opens in a new window]
Jari Tiihonen*
Affiliation:
Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Niuvanniemi Hospital, University of Eastern Finland, Niuvankuja 65, FI-70240Kuopio, Finland Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 18A, 5th floor, SE-171 77Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm County Council, Stockholm Health Care Services, Norra Stationsgatan 69, SE-113 64Stockholm, Sweden
Heidi Taipale
Affiliation:
Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Niuvanniemi Hospital, University of Eastern Finland, Niuvankuja 65, FI-70240Kuopio, Finland Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 18A, 5th floor, SE-171 77Stockholm, Sweden School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, PO Box 1627, SE-70211Kuopio, Finland
Christoph U. Correll
Affiliation:
Division of Psychiatry Research, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, 75-59 263rd St, Glen Oaks, NY11004, USA Department of Psychiatry and Molecular Medicine, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY11550, USA The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY11030, USA Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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Author for correspondence: Jari Tiihonen, E-mail: jari.tiihonen@ki.se
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 50 , Issue 16 , December 2020 , pp. 2653 - 2654
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