
doi: 10.1192/bjp.176.1.94
We read with great interest the paper by Gainotti et al ([1999][1]) and we wish to raise some concerns about their study. Description of the statistical analysis was omitted from the paper and it is impossible for the reader to know how the data were analysed. The authors did not mention whether
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