Is it time to abandon the term mental illness?

BMJ

Volumn 323, Issue 7311, 2001, Pages 511-

  Fisken, Roger A ^a   Jameson, Michael ^b   Szasz, Thomas ^b   Holmes, Jeremy ^c  

^a FRIARAGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b North Devon District Hospital ^*  (United States)

^c NORTH DEVON DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL DISEASE; NOMENCLATURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; STEREOTYPING; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 85007699722     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7311.511a     Document Type: Letter

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