Unusually persistent complainants

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 184, Issue APR., 2004, Pages 352-356

  Lester, Grant ^a   Wilson, Beth ^a   Griffin, Lynn ^a   Mullen, Paul E ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Thomas Embling Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ORGANIZATION; PARANOIA; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1842834094     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.184.4.352     Document Type: Article

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