Does the onset controllability of diagnostic labels affect the perceived appropriateness of an insanity verdict?

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 528-546

  Doyon, Theresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 0034144946     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2000.tb02495.x     Document Type: Article

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