Medication and the fragile alliance: The complex meanings of psychotropic medication to children, adolescents, and families

Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-123

  Chubinsky, Peter ^a,b,c   Rappaport, Nancy ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^c Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute   (United States)

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EID: 63049113277     PISSN: 15289168     EISSN: 19409214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2513/s15289168jicap0501_6     Document Type: Article

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