Young African American Men and the Diagnosis of Conduct Disorder: The Neo-colonization of Suffering

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 431-441

  Atkins Loria, Sasha ^a   Macdonald, Heather ^b   Mitterling, Courtney ^b  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LESLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Clinical practice; Conduct disorder; Diagnosis; Males; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925070843     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: 15733343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10615-015-0531-8     Document Type: Article

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