Semiotic perspective of psychiatric diagnosis

Semiotica

Volumn 155, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Kuperman, Victor ^a   Zislin, Joseph ^b,c,d  

^a Jerusalem Mental Health Center Ezrath Nashim   (Israel)

^b Department of Clinical Psychiatry ^*

^c Neurophysiology Laboratory

^d ECT Unit   (Israel)

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EID: 33845810219     PISSN: 00371998     EISSN: 16133692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/semi.2005.2005.155.1-4.1     Document Type: Review

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