Thomas Chetcuti--an image in Maltese psychiatry.
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The 19th-century Maltese psychiatrist Thomas Chetcuti was born 3 years before the beginning of British rule in Malta, in 1797, in Mosta, a village in the centre of the island. He studied grammar, languages and classical poetry, as well as engaging in the study of philosophy and developing a great love for Christian literature. Having read law, he turned to pursuing medicine in Naples, to bring others to health and wholeness. He had a great interest in the works of Syndenham.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
دوره 200 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012