Historical origins of schizophrenia: Two early madmen and their illness

Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 349-363

  Heinrichs, R Walter ^a  

^a Ontario College of Art in Toronto   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; EUROPE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC FIGURE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EUROPE; FAMOUS PERSONS; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MEDICINE IN ART; MENTAL DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SCULPTURE;

EID: 1542543534     PISSN: 00225061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhbs.10152     Document Type: Review

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