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Part II - Psychiatry and Ethics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 May 2025

Gareth S. Owen
Gareth S. Owen
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King's College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
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Psychiatry and Human Nature
Classic and Romantic Perspectives
 , pp. 107 - 163
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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