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Frequently in the intermediate type of delinquency the psychiatric approach can be used, personality studies are of value, a period of readjustment can be planned, coordination between agencies can be secured and the community can accept this type. The two cases presented above are representative. However, there are cases in this group which present therapeutic obstacles similar to those mentioned in the previous communication in regard to the protracted juvenile delinquent.
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The earlier portion of this work was published in the January, 1938, issue of thePsychiatric Quarterly Supplement, pp. 61–63.
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Davidoff, E., Noetzel, E.S. The function of the mental hygiene clinic in regard to juvenile conduct disorders. Psych Quar 12, 189–200 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01561924
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01561924