THE ABUSE OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS: A RELATIONSHIP WITH BORDERLINE PERSONALITY?

Randy A. Sansone, MD; Charlene Lam, BS; Michael W. Wiederman, PhD

doi:10.5055/jom.2010.0104

Authors

Randy A. Sansone, MD
Charlene Lam, BS
Michael W. Wiederman, PhD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2010.0104

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Author Biographies

Randy A. Sansone, MD

Professor in Psychiatry and Internal Medicine, Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio Director of Psychiatry Education, Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, Ohio

Charlene Lam, BS

Medical Student, Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio

Michael W. Wiederman, PhD

Professor in Psychology, Department of Human Relations at Columbia College in Columbia, South Carolina

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