Virtual reality therapy for refractory auditory verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia: A pilot clinical trial

Percie du Sert, Olivier, Potvin, Stéphane, Lipp, Olivier, Dellazizzo, Laura, Laurelli, Mélanie, Breton, Richard, Lalonde, Pierre, Phraxayavong, Kingsada, O'Connor, Kieron, Pelletier, Jean-François, Boukhalfi, Tarik, Renaud, Patrice, Dumais, Alexandre·2018·Schizophrenia Research

DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2018.02.031

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