Dysmorphophobia and taphephobia: Two hitherto undescribed forms of Insanity with fixed ideas

History of Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 1-45, 2001, Pages 103-107

  Morselli, Enrico ^a   Jerome, Laurence ^a  

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EID: 0347238009     PISSN: 0957154X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957154x0101204505     Document Type: Article

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