Searching for schizophrenia in ancient Greek and Roman literature: a systematic review

@article{Evans2003SearchingFS,
  title={Searching for schizophrenia in ancient Greek and Roman literature: a systematic review},
  author={K Evans and J J Mcgrath and Robert Milns},
  journal={Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica},
  year={2003},
  volume={107}
}
Objective:  The aim of this study was to systematically examine ancient Roman and Greek texts to identify descriptions of schizophrenia and related disorders. 
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