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  • 1Hiroyoshi Takeuchi, MD, PhD, Schizophrenia Division, Complex Care & Recovery Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, and Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Navot Kantor, BSc, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Marcos Sanches, MSc, Biostatistical Consulting Service, Clinical Research Department, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada; Gagan Fervaha, BSc, Schizophrenia Division, Complex Care & Recovery Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, and Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Ofer Agid, MD, Schizophrenia Division, Complex Care & Recovery Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Department of Psychiatry and Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Gary Remington, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Schizophrenia Division, Complex Care & Recovery Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Department of Psychiatry and Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, and Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada hirotak@dk9.so-net.ne.jp.

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