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Shoplifting as a Symptom of Stress in Families of Mentally Handicapped Persons: A Case Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

David Fishbain
David Fishbain*
Affiliation:
Comprehensive Pain and Rehabilitation Center 600 Alton Road Miami Beach, FL 33139, USA
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 153 , Issue 5 , November 1988 , pp. 713
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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