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Comic Books, Dr. Wertham, and the Villains of Forensic Psychiatry

Ryan Chaloner Winton Hall and Susan Hatters Friedman
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online October 2020, JAAPL.200041-20; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.200041-20
Ryan Chaloner Winton Hall
Dr. Hall is Associate Professor, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. Dr. Hatters Friedman is the Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH. Dr. Hatters Friedman is involved in the editorial leadership of The Journal; however, she did not participate in any aspect of this article's review and acceptance.
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Dr. Hall is Associate Professor, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. Dr. Hatters Friedman is the Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH. Dr. Hatters Friedman is involved in the editorial leadership of The Journal; however, she did not participate in any aspect of this article's review and acceptance.
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JAAPL.200041-20
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https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.200041-20
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  • Published online October 6, 2020.

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  2. Susan Hatters Friedman, MD
  1. Dr. Hall is Associate Professor, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. Dr. Hatters Friedman is the Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH. Dr. Hatters Friedman is involved in the editorial leadership of The Journal; however, she did not participate in any aspect of this article's review and acceptance.
  1. Address correspondence to: Ryan Chaloner Winton Hall, MD. E-mail: rcwh{at}live.com.

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Ryan Chaloner Winton Hall, Susan Hatters Friedman
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