Psychiatry and the Law: Clinical and Legal Issues
- ISBN-10
- 086472201X
- ISBN-13
- 9780864722010
- Category
- Forensic psychiatry
- Pages
- 409
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Author
- Warren J. Brookbanks
Description
"Purpose ... to provide a general introduction to forensic psychiatry in New Zealand"--P. [vii].
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