Political apathy disorder: Proposal for a new DSM diagnostic category

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-57

  White, Geoffry D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apathy; Diagnosis; Political psychology; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642580709     PISSN: 00221678     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022167803259255     Document Type: Article

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