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The Resident-intruder Paradigm: A Standardized Test for Aggression, Violence and Social Stress
Published on: July 4, 2013
When Protection Becomes Punishment
1Rupi Legha (antiracistmd@gmail.com) is a double-board-certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist; an independent clinician scholar activist; and president of Antiracist MD, in Los Angeles, California. The author thanks Akima Aiken Brown, Nathalie Martinek, Wade Pickren, Carli Wargo, and Megan Lurvey for their constructive feedback, and Miriam Mack and Jasmine Sankofa for providing resources and insights related to the THRIVE Fund and Movement for Family Power. The names of the patient and family in this essay were changed to protect their privacy. To access the author's disclosures, click on the Details tab of the article online.
Abstract:
A disclosure during a routine checkup prompts an alternative approach to mandated reporting.
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