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First do no harm?: what role should considerations of potential harm play in revising the D.S.M.?

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First do no harm? what role should considerations of potential harm play in revising the D.S.M.? / Cooper, Rachel.
In: Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology, Vol. 23, No. 2, 06.2016, p. 103-113.

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Cooper, R 2016, 'First do no harm? what role should considerations of potential harm play in revising the D.S.M.?', Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 103-113. https://doi.org/10.1353/ppp.2016.0010

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Cooper, R. (2016). First do no harm? what role should considerations of potential harm play in revising the D.S.M.? Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology, 23(2), 103-113. https://doi.org/10.1353/ppp.2016.0010

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Cooper R. First do no harm? what role should considerations of potential harm play in revising the D.S.M.? Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology. 2016 Jun;23(2):103-113. doi: 10.1353/ppp.2016.0010

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Cooper, Rachel. / First do no harm? what role should considerations of potential harm play in revising the D.S.M.?. In: Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology. 2016 ; Vol. 23, No. 2. pp. 103-113.

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