Personality Disorders in Adults: A Review

Personality Disorders in Older Adults: Emerging Issues in Diagnosis and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 31-53

  Zweig, Richard A ^a   Hillman, Jennifer ^b  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33751085714     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410604309-5     Document Type: Chapter

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