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Original Article

Pursuit of the perfect mother: an unusual case of stalking

Anthony H. Samuels Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney, Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital, Palmerston Road, Hornsby, New South Wales, 2077, Australia
(Consultant Psychiatrist) (Assistant Director) (Director of Mental Health Services, and Lecturer) (Consultant Psychiatrist) (Assistant Director) (Director of Mental Health Services, and Lecturer) (Consultant Psychiatrist) (Assistant Director) (Director of Mental Health Services, and Lecturer) ,
Stephen Allnutt Regional Forensic Psychiatry Services, Mason Clinic, Waitemata Health, Auckland, New Zealand
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Eng-Kong Tan Metta Clinic, Pymble, New South Wales, Australia
Pages 164-166 | Received 12 Feb 1999, Accepted 25 Aug 1999, Published online: 20 Nov 2010

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