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‘The Blues’ and psychiatry: Symptomatology and therapy in song lyrics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Matthew Jelley
Matthew Jelley*
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Glenside Hospital, Stapleton, Bristol BS16 1DD
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In the wee midnight hours, long ‘fore the break of day In the wee midnight hours, long before the break of day When the blues creep upon you and carry your mind away.

Type
Psychiatry and the media ‘The Blues’ and psychiatry
Information
Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , April 1990 , pp. 227 - 229
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989

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