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Ltd.</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.26689/jcnr.v9i3.10074</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title>Advances in the Study of Telemedicine in Patients With Schizophrenia</title><url>https://artdesignp.com/journal/JCNR/9/3/10.26689/jcnr.v9i3.10074</url><author>YangMingyue,GaoNa,ChenXuewei,YangYing,ZhangYing</author><pub-date pub-type="publication-year"><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>9</volume><issue>3</issue><history><date date-type="pub"><published-time>2025-04-03</published-time></date></history><abstract>This article reviews the concept of telemedicine, as well as the current status of its application in patients with schizophrenia, problems, and suggestions for improvement, with the aim of providing a reference for the application of telemedicine in patients with schizophrenia.</abstract><keywords/></article-meta></front><body/><back><ref-list><ref id="B1" content-type="article"><label>1</label><element-citation publication-type="journal"><p>Marder SR, Cannon TD, 2019, Schizophrenia. 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