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Brosithymia: A New Pathogenetic Model in Psychosomatics

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This paper is the fruit of reflecting on experience in psychosomatics.

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Antonelli, F. (1983). Brosithymia: A New Pathogenetic Model in Psychosomatics. In: Krakowski, A.J., Kimball, C.P. (eds) Psychosomatic Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4496-4_32

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