Cyclothymia, a Circular Mood Disorder

@article{Hecker2003CyclothymiaAC,
  title={Cyclothymia, a Circular Mood Disorder},
  author={Ewald Hecker},
  journal={History of Psychiatry},
  year={2003},
  volume={14},
  pages={391 - 399},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:145076032}
}
  • E. Hecker
  • Published 1 September 2003
  • Psychology, History
  • History of Psychiatry
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