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Mental Illness and Mental Health Defenses: Perceptions of the Criminal Bar

Richard L. Frierson, Mary S. Boyd and Angela Harper
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2015, 43 (4) 483-491;
Richard L. Frierson
Dr. Frierson is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC. Dr. Boyd is Staff Psychiatrist, Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia, SC. Dr. Harper is in private practice, Columbia Psychiatric Associates LLC, Columbia, SC. Dr. Boyd is currently in private practice, Vista Psychiatric Consultants, LLC, Columbia, SC.
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Dr. Frierson is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC. Dr. Boyd is Staff Psychiatrist, Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia, SC. Dr. Harper is in private practice, Columbia Psychiatric Associates LLC, Columbia, SC. Dr. Boyd is currently in private practice, Vista Psychiatric Consultants, LLC, Columbia, SC.
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Dr. Frierson is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC. Dr. Boyd is Staff Psychiatrist, Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia, SC. Dr. Harper is in private practice, Columbia Psychiatric Associates LLC, Columbia, SC. Dr. Boyd is currently in private practice, Vista Psychiatric Consultants, LLC, Columbia, SC.
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vol. 43 no. 4 483-491
PubMed 
26668226

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1093-6793
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  • Published online December 14, 2015.

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  1. Richard L. Frierson, MD,
  2. Mary S. Boyd, MD and
  3. Angela Harper, MD
  1. Dr. Frierson is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC. Dr. Boyd is Staff Psychiatrist, Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia, SC. Dr. Harper is in private practice, Columbia Psychiatric Associates LLC, Columbia, SC. Dr. Boyd is currently in private practice, Vista Psychiatric Consultants, LLC, Columbia, SC.
  1. Address correspondence to: Richard L. Frierson, MD, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, 3555 Harden Street Extension, Suite 301, Columbia, SC 29203. E-mail: richard.frierson{at}uscmed.sc.edu.

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