Civil Commitment in the Psychiatric Emergency Room
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Civil commitment in the psychiatric emergency room. II. Mental disorder indicators and three dangerousness criteria.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of General Psychiatry
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0003-990X
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1988.01800320075010