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Battling boredom: group cognitive behaviour therapy for negative symptoms of schizophrenia

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Battling boredom: group cognitive behaviour therapy for negative symptoms of schizophrenia. / Johns, Louise; Sellwood, William; McGovern, John et al.
In: Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, Vol. 30, No. 3, 01.07.2002, p. 341-346.

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Johns, L, Sellwood, W, McGovern, J & Haddock, G 2002, 'Battling boredom: group cognitive behaviour therapy for negative symptoms of schizophrenia', Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 341-346. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465802003089

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Johns, L., Sellwood, W., McGovern, J., & Haddock, G. (2002). Battling boredom: group cognitive behaviour therapy for negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 30(3), 341-346. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465802003089

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Johns L, Sellwood W, McGovern J, Haddock G. Battling boredom: group cognitive behaviour therapy for negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. 2002 Jul 1;30(3):341-346. doi: 10.1017/S1352465802003089

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Johns, Louise ; Sellwood, William ; McGovern, John et al. / Battling boredom : group cognitive behaviour therapy for negative symptoms of schizophrenia. In: Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. 2002 ; Vol. 30, No. 3. pp. 341-346.

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