Commentary: Atkins and clinical practice

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 309-313

  Weiss, Kenneth J ^a,e   Haskins, Barbara ^b   Hauser, Mark J ^c,d  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NOTE;

ADULT; CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; CRIMINAL LAW; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MENTAL RETARDATION; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4644360184     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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