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Psychiatry and the death penalty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Alfred M. Freedman
Affiliation:
New York Medical College, New York, USA
Abraham L. Halpern
Affiliation:
New York Medical College, New York, USA, and American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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Freedman, A. M. & Halpern, A. L. (1998) A crisis in the ethical and moral behavior of psychiatrists. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 11, 12.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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