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Extreme Overvalued Beliefs

Tahir Rahman, Sarah M. Hartz, Willa Xiong, J. Reid Meloy, Jeffrey Janofsky, Bruce Harry and Phillip J. Resnick
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online May 2020, JAAPL.200001-20; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.200001-20
Tahir Rahman
Dr. Rahman and Dr. Hartz are Associate Professors, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Xiong is Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Dr. Meloy is Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego. Dr. Janofsky is Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Harry is Associate Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia. Dr. Resnick is Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Sarah M. Hartz
Dr. Rahman and Dr. Hartz are Associate Professors, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Xiong is Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Dr. Meloy is Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego. Dr. Janofsky is Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Harry is Associate Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia. Dr. Resnick is Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Willa Xiong
Dr. Rahman and Dr. Hartz are Associate Professors, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Xiong is Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Dr. Meloy is Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego. Dr. Janofsky is Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Harry is Associate Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia. Dr. Resnick is Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
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J. Reid Meloy
Dr. Rahman and Dr. Hartz are Associate Professors, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Xiong is Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Dr. Meloy is Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego. Dr. Janofsky is Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Harry is Associate Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia. Dr. Resnick is Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Jeffrey Janofsky
Dr. Rahman and Dr. Hartz are Associate Professors, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Xiong is Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Dr. Meloy is Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego. Dr. Janofsky is Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Harry is Associate Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia. Dr. Resnick is Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Bruce Harry
Dr. Rahman and Dr. Hartz are Associate Professors, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Xiong is Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Dr. Meloy is Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego. Dr. Janofsky is Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Harry is Associate Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia. Dr. Resnick is Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Phillip J. Resnick
Dr. Rahman and Dr. Hartz are Associate Professors, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Xiong is Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Dr. Meloy is Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego. Dr. Janofsky is Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Harry is Associate Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia. Dr. Resnick is Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
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JAAPL.200001-20
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https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.200001-20
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32409302

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1093-6793
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  • Published online May 14, 2020.

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  1. Tahir Rahman, MD,
  2. Sarah M. Hartz, MD,
  3. Willa Xiong, MD,
  4. J. Reid Meloy, PhD,
  5. Jeffrey Janofsky, MD,
  6. Bruce Harry, MD and
  7. Phillip J. Resnick, MD
  1. Dr. Rahman and Dr. Hartz are Associate Professors, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Xiong is Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Dr. Meloy is Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego. Dr. Janofsky is Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Harry is Associate Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia. Dr. Resnick is Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
  1. Address correspondence to: Tahir Rahman, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis, 660 S. Euclid, Campus Box 8134, St. Louis, MO 63110. E-mail: trahman{at}wustl.edu.

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