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The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders

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Gale encyclopedia of mental disorders/ Ellen Thackery, editor.

v. < >p. ; cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-7876-5768-9 (set) hc—ISBN 0-7876-5769-7 (vol. 1)—ISBN 0-7876-5770-0 (vol. 2)

1. Psychiatry—Encyclopedias. 2. Mental illness—Encyclopedias.
I. Title: Encyclopedia of mental disorders. II. Thackery, Ellen, 1972-

RC437 .G35 2002
616.89'003—dc21

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