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One Hundred Doctors at The Retreat

A Contribution to the Subject of Mental Disorder in the Medical Profession

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

R. A. Franklin
R. A. Franklin*
Affiliation:
East Dorset Health Care District (St Ann's Hospital, Canford Cliffs, Poole, Dorset)
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Summary

A study of the cases of 100 doctors admitted to The Retreat, York, confirmed the findings of a'Brook et al (1967) in all important respects, addiction being the outstanding feature of the series.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 131 , Issue 1 , July 1977 , pp. 11 - 14
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1977 

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