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Obsessions of Child Murder: Underrecognized Manifestations of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Bradley D. Booth, Susan Hatters Friedman, Susan Curry, Helen Ward and S. Evelyn Stewart
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2014, 42 (1) 66-74;
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Drs. Booth and Ward are Assistant Professors, Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada. Dr. Friedman is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH. Ms. Curry is Research Coordinator, Forensic Research Unit, University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Dr. Stewart is Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia (UBC) and Director, UBC Pediatric OCD Clinic and Research Program, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Drs. Booth and Ward are Assistant Professors, Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada. Dr. Friedman is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH. Ms. Curry is Research Coordinator, Forensic Research Unit, University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Dr. Stewart is Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia (UBC) and Director, UBC Pediatric OCD Clinic and Research Program, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Drs. Booth and Ward are Assistant Professors, Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada. Dr. Friedman is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH. Ms. Curry is Research Coordinator, Forensic Research Unit, University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Dr. Stewart is Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia (UBC) and Director, UBC Pediatric OCD Clinic and Research Program, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Drs. Booth and Ward are Assistant Professors, Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada. Dr. Friedman is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH. Ms. Curry is Research Coordinator, Forensic Research Unit, University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Dr. Stewart is Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia (UBC) and Director, UBC Pediatric OCD Clinic and Research Program, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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S. Evelyn Stewart
Drs. Booth and Ward are Assistant Professors, Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada. Dr. Friedman is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH. Ms. Curry is Research Coordinator, Forensic Research Unit, University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Dr. Stewart is Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia (UBC) and Director, UBC Pediatric OCD Clinic and Research Program, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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vol. 42 no. 1 66-74
PubMed 
24618521

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
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1093-6793
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  • Published online March 11, 2014.

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  1. Bradley D. Booth, MD,
  2. Susan Hatters Friedman, MD,
  3. Susan Curry, BA(Hons),
  4. Helen Ward, MD and
  5. S. Evelyn Stewart, MD
  1. Drs. Booth and Ward are Assistant Professors, Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada. Dr. Friedman is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH. Ms. Curry is Research Coordinator, Forensic Research Unit, University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Dr. Stewart is Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia (UBC) and Director, UBC Pediatric OCD Clinic and Research Program, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  1. Address correspondence to: Bradley D. Booth, MD, Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, 1145 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1Z 7K4 Canada. E-mail: brad.booth{at}theroyal.ca.

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