The construct of mental disorder

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 262-266

  Widiger, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Diagnosis; Mental disorder; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001577587     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2850.1997.tb00115.x     Document Type: Review

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