The meaning and function of ritual in psychiatric disorder, religion and everyday behaviour

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 835-843

  Turbott, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ethology; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Religion; Ritual; Sociobiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHOLOGY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSESSION; PSYCHOANALYSIS; RELIGION; STEREOTYPY;

EID: 0031458121     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679709065509     Document Type: Article

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