Georges canguilhem and the diagnosis of personality disorder

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 148-151

  Buchanan, Alec ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGIST;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FRANCE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS;

EID: 34547095980     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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