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Childhood Trauma, PTSD, and the Cautious Forensic Expert

Lance Amols and Spencer Eth
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2017, 45 (2) 170-174;
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Dr. Amols is a Forensic Psychiatry Fellow, Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami/Miami VA Program, Miami, FL. Dr. Eth is Chief of Mental Health, Miami VA Healthcare System, and Professor and Director of Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
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Dr. Amols is a Forensic Psychiatry Fellow, Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami/Miami VA Program, Miami, FL. Dr. Eth is Chief of Mental Health, Miami VA Healthcare System, and Professor and Director of Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
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vol. 45 no. 2 170-174
PubMed 
28619856

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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 June 15, 2017.

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  1. Lance Amols, MD and
  2. Spencer Eth, MD
  1. Dr. Amols is a Forensic Psychiatry Fellow, Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami/Miami VA Program, Miami, FL. Dr. Eth is Chief of Mental Health, Miami VA Healthcare System, and Professor and Director of Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
  1. Address correspondence to Spencer Eth, MD, Miami VAHS, 1201 NW 16th Street, Miami, FL 33125. E-mail: spencer.eth{at}va.gov.

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