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The Function of Thought Disorder: A Postulate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

R. G. Priest*
Affiliation:
St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, S.W.1

Extract

Many neurotic patterns of behaviour are considered to be adaptations to the environment, although often thought of as “maladaptive” in the sense of not being the optimum adaptation, and as reflecting pathological needs and expectations.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1969 

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