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| Title: | Diagnosis and treatment of lovesickness: An Islamic medieval case study. Special Issue: Violent behavior and mental illness. |
| Author: | Hajal,-Fady |
| Abstract: |
Describes a case of lovesickness and its treatment by Ibn Sina, illustrating the medical psychiatric tradition of the Islamic medieval Middle East and its resonances today. Sina recommended marriage, or if that were not possible, a treatment similar to th
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| Journal: | Hospital-and-Community-Psychiatry; 1994 Jul Vol 45(7) 647-650. Special issue: Violent behavior and mental illness |