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A Critical Examination of “Morality” in an Age of Evidence-Based Psychiatry

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  1. Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Sara E. Lewis

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Boulevard Lasalle, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Rob Whitley

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Lewis, S.E., Whitley, R. A Critical Examination of “Morality” in an Age of Evidence-Based Psychiatry. Cult Med Psychiatry 36, 735–743 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11013-012-9282-y

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