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Fox, A. (2018). Mental Illness. In: Gellman, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6439-6_1435-3

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    Mental Illness
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    21 September 2018

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6439-6_1435-3

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    Mental Illness
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    23 September 2016

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6439-6_1435-2