Why psychiatrists should watch films (or What has cinema ever done for psychiatry?)

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 286-296

  Byrne, Peter ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BEREAVEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHIATRY; REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77749288873     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.107.005306     Document Type: Review

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