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4 - Inattention and Hyperactivity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2019

By
Christine A. Lee  and
Richard Milich
Edited by
Stephen Hupp
Stephen Hupp
Affiliation:
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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Pseudoscience in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
A Skeptical Field Guide
 , pp. 50 - 65
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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