Conversion disorder and/or functional neurological disorder: How neurological explanations affect ideas of self, agency, and accountability
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عنوان ژورنال: History of the Human Sciences
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0952-6951,1461-720X
DOI: 10.1177/0952695120963913