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What types of diagnostic tests are available for schizophrenia?

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Q. What types of diagnostic tests are available for schizophrenia?

Kafui Dzirasa, M.D., Ph.D.
Answer By: Kafui Dzirasa, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences,

K. Ranga Rama Krishnan Associate Professor

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Associate Professor in Neurobiology, without tenure

Associate Professor in Neurosurgery

Investigator in the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences

Duke University

Kafui Dzirasa, M.D., Ph.D., of Duke University Medical Center received the Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Schizophrenia Research from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation in 2013. Learn more about the Outstanding Achievement Prizes at: http://bbrfoundation.org/outstanding-achievement-prizes.

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