The boy who wouldn’t (couldn’t) listen

Case 31 - The boy who wouldn’t (couldn’t) listen

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 October 2021

Bo Ram Yoo and

Edited by

Gerald Maguire and

Takesha Cooper: Affiliation:
University of California, Riverside
Gerald Maguire: Affiliation:
University of California, Riverside
Stephen Stahl: Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego

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Pretest self-assessment question (answer at the end of the case)

Type: Chapter
Information: Case Studies: Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology , pp. 375 - 386

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009026499 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2021

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