[Free will in emotional and mental disorders].

Psychiatria Clinica

|January 1, 1979

Summary

This study explores the concept of freedom of will, examining its meaning across philosophy, law, and everyday language. It finds that some patients with endogenous psychoses experience profound existential freedom, which can paradoxically reverse during illness.

Area of Science:

Philosophy
Psychiatry
Linguistics

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