Clinicians' opinions on the reliability of psychiatric diagnoses in clinical settings

Affiliations

¹ Dr. Aboraya is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Director of the Young Adults Program at William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital, and Director of the World Health Oganization (WHO) SCAN Training and Reference Center at West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Ahmed Aboraya. Psychiatry (Edgmont). 2007 Nov.

. 2007 Nov;4(11):31-3.

¹ Dr. Aboraya is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Director of the Young Adults Program at William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital, and Director of the World Health Oganization (WHO) SCAN Training and Reference Center at West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.

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