From "madness" to "mental health problems": Reflections on the evolving target of psychiatry

World Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 137-138

  Maj, Mario ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

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EID: 84868117844     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2051-5545.2012.tb00113.x     Document Type: Editorial

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