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The Effects of Physical Treatment on Some Psychological Functions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

J. G. Thorpe  and
A. A. Baker
J. G. Thorpe
Affiliation:
Banstead Hospital, Sutton, Surrey
A. A. Baker
Affiliation:
Banstead Hospital, Sutton, Surrey
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It is not only the directly observable therapeutic effects of treatment which will determine the value of that treatment—in many cases the accompanying side effects are equally, if not more important, depending upon their nature and severity.

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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 104 , Issue 436 , July 1958 , pp. 865 - 869
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1958 

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