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Extreme Overvalued Belief and the Legacy of Carl Wernicke

Tahir Rahman, J. Reid Meloy and Robert Bauer
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2019, 47 (2) 180-187; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.003847-19
Tahir Rahman
Dr. Rahman is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine. Dr. Meloy is Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine. Dr. Bauer is Resident Psychiatrist, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Dr. Rahman is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine. Dr. Meloy is Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine. Dr. Bauer is Resident Psychiatrist, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Dr. Rahman is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine. Dr. Meloy is Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine. Dr. Bauer is Resident Psychiatrist, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
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vol. 47 no. 2 180-187
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https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.003847-19
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31085556

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1093-6793
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  • Published online June 10, 2019.

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  1. Tahir Rahman, MD,
  2. J. Reid Meloy, PhD and
  3. Robert Bauer, MD, PhD
  1. Dr. Rahman is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine. Dr. Meloy is Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine. Dr. Bauer is Resident Psychiatrist, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
  1. Address correspondence to: Tahir Rahman, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, 660 S. Euclid St., Campus Box 8134, St. Louis, MO 63110. E-mail: trahman{at}wustl.edu.

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Tahir Rahman, J. Reid Meloy, Robert Bauer
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