The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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... concept is very much older than psychiatry . Even in ancient times so - called degenerate personalities were separated from mentally normal individuals . The concept was virtually ... concept in The degeneration concept in psychiatry.
... concept is very much older than psychiatry . Even in ancient times so - called degenerate personalities were separated from mentally normal individuals . The concept was virtually ... concept in The degeneration concept in psychiatry.
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... concept must not be regarded as an independent entity " . It is therefore exceedingly unfortunate that the work of W.H. Cox ( 290 ) the man who gave the most exact definition and assessment of the degeneration concept is almost ...
... concept must not be regarded as an independent entity " . It is therefore exceedingly unfortunate that the work of W.H. Cox ( 290 ) the man who gave the most exact definition and assessment of the degeneration concept is almost ...
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... concept . Degeneration ranges from the most unfavourable conditions to those which are of the most favourable ... concept all diseases and all abnormalities of development caused by mechanical factors . It cannot be emphasized enough ...
... concept . Degeneration ranges from the most unfavourable conditions to those which are of the most favourable ... concept all diseases and all abnormalities of development caused by mechanical factors . It cannot be emphasized enough ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
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