Asking about abuse during mental health assessments: Clients' views and experiences

New Zealand Journal of Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 98-103

  Lothian, Jan ^a   Read, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0036945716     PISSN: 0112109X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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