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Merging categorical and dimensional diagnoses of mental disorders*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2012

D. Regier*
Affiliation:
American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825, Arlington Va. 22209-3901, USA
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Address for correspondence: Dr Darrel Regier, American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825, Arlington Va. 22209-3901, USA. (Email: dregier@psych.org)

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Reprinted with permission from the American Psychiatric Association, Copyright © 2012

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