Is psychiatry scientific? A letter to a 21st century psychiatry resident

Psychiatry Investigation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 205-217

  de Leon, Jose ^a,b  

^a Eastern State Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asia; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Europe; History, 19th century; History, 20th century; History, 21st century; Mental disorders; Psychiatry; United States

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DSM-5; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; RESIDENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCIENCE; SKILL; TRAINING;

EID: 84885765703     PISSN: 17383684     EISSN: 19763026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4306/pi.2013.10.3.205     Document Type: Article

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