Problems of Obsessional Illness
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Obsessional Disorder and Neurological Illness.
Obsessions and compulsions are mental experiences with a compelling quality which persistently intrude into consciousness. Although recognized by the patient as an abnormal and irrational product of his own mind, and resisted by him, he is incapable of expelling them. They may take the form of thoughts, images, fears, urges, desires, or acts. An obsessional illness is one where such symptoms do...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1936
ISSN: 0035-9157
DOI: 10.1177/003591573602900418