Critique of the American Psychiatric Association's guidelines for state legislation on civil commitment of the mentally ill.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- New England journal on criminal and civil confinement
دوره 11 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985