Culture and insight revisited

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 184, Issue FEB., 2004, Pages 107-109

  Saravanan, B ^a   Jacob, K S ^a   Prince, M ^b   Bhugra, D ^b   David, A S ^b,c  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; POPULATION MODEL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CULTURE; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0442323289     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.184.2.107     Document Type: Editorial

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