Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 327-335 , December 2007

The Role of Treatment Setting and High Acuity in the Overdiagnosis of Schizophrenia in African Americans

  • Michelle DeCoux Hampton

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Michelle DeCoux Hampton, RN, PhD, CS, 3100 Summit Street, 3rd Floor, Oakland, CA 94609.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2007.04.006

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 327-335 , December 2007

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