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Personality disorder: the doctor's most intractable dilemma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Brian Ferguson
Affiliation:
Stonebridge Centre, Cardiff Street, Carlton Road, Nottingham, NG3 2FH, England
John Milton
Affiliation:
Arnold Lodge, Cordelia Close, Leicester, LE5 OLE, England
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Abstract

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