Psychiatry and politicians: The 'hubris syndrome'

Psychiatrist

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 140-145

  Russell, Gerald ^a   Santos Sinclair, Concieçao ^b  

^a Southgate   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUBRIS SYNDROME; HUMAN; NARCISSISM; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHIATRY; PUBLIC FIGURE; REVIEW;

EID: 79953714016     PISSN: 17583209     EISSN: 17583217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.110.031575     Document Type: Review

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