Adjunctive sapropterin dihydrochloride treatment in schizophrenia: A positive proof-of-concept, rater-blind, randomized, multivitamin-controlled study.

Schizophr Res

Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA; New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA.

Published: April 2020

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