Understanding the Similarities and Differences between Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Mental Health Disorders

Prepared by:
Diane K. Fast[1], M.D.C.M., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.(C)
Julianne Conry[2], Ph.D., R. Psych.

Research and Statistics Division
Department of Justice Canada

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  • [1] BC’s Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
  • [2] University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, and the Asante Centre for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Maple Ridge, BC