The use of aliases by psychiatric patients

Psychopathology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 324-327

  Meagher, David J ^a   Collins, A G ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b MATER PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; IDENTITY; MENTAL PATIENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0030660724     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000285075     Document Type: Article

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