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. 2015 Oct;14(3):288-90.
doi: 10.1002/wps.20240.

Psychiatric disorders: natural kinds made by the world or practical kinds made by us?

Peter Zachar  1
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Psychiatric disorders: natural kinds made by the world or practical kinds made by us?

Peter Zachar. World Psychiatry. 2015 Oct.
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