Assessment of Emotional and Personality Disorders in Older Adults

Handbook of the Psychology of Aging

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 325-337

  Edelstein, Barry A ^a   Segal, Daniel L ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-380882-0.00021-8     Document Type: Chapter

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