Conceptions of Psychopathology: A Social Constructionist Perspective

Psychopathology: Foundations for a Contemporary Understanding: Fifth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 3-18

  Maddux, James E ^a   Gosselin, Jennifer T ^b   Winstead, Barbara A ^c,d  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Old Dominion University ^*  (United States)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA CONSORTIUM PROGRAM IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780429028267-1     Document Type: Chapter

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