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Disgust – the forgotten emotion of psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2018

M. L. Phillips ,
C. Senior ,
T. Fahy  and
A. S. David
M. L. Phillips*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, London
C. Senior
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, London
T. Fahy
Affiliation:
Maudsley Hospital, London
A. S. David
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, London
*
M. L. Phillips, Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry and Institute of Psychiatry, 103 Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 172 , Issue 5 , May 1998 , pp. 373 - 375
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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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