Underdiagnosing and overdiagnosing psychiatric comorbidities: Insights into common diagnostic oversights

Psychiatric Times

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 8-10

  Basco, Monica Ramirez ^a,b   Jacquot, Colette ^a   Thomas, Christina ^a   Knack, Jennifer M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 55849129557     PISSN: 08932905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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