Emil Kraepelin's legacy: Systematic clinical observation and the categorical classification of psychiatric diseases

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 258, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages 1-2

  DeVries, Marten W ^a   Müller, Norbert ^b   Möller, Hans Jürgen ^b   Saugstad, Lettew F ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Letten Foundation   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GERMANY; HISTORY; JURISPRUDENCE; PSYCHIATRY;

GERMANY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRY; WILLS;

EID: 44449118468     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-008-2000-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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