The forensic risks of DSM-V and how to avoid them

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-14

  Frances, Allen ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDITORIAL; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; UNITED STATES;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951862677     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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