Which rating scales are regarded as 'the standard' in clinical trials for schizophrenia? A critical review.

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Published in Psychopharmacol Bull on January 01, 2011

Authors

Takefumi Suzuki1

Author Affiliations

1: Keio University, School of Medicine, Department of Neuropsychiatry, 35, Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan. takefumi@oak.dti.ne.jp

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