Challenges and obstacles in treating mentally ill black patients

Psychiatric Times

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 48-49

  Bell, Carl C ^a,b   Dove, Henry W ^a,b   Williamson, Johnny L ^a  

^a Institute for Clinical and Managerial Consultation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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