AMNESIA: A CLINICAL STUDY OF NINETY-EIGHT CASES

THEODORE A. KIERSCHAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 119, Number 1

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.119.1.57

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This study began as an attempt to identify common characteristics of various types of amnesia. The study demonstrated some significant trends for certain characteristics to be present or claimed in various types of amnesia. However, the study did demonstrate the need for a new system of classification. Such a classification is proposed, consisting of 4 main headings with a few sub-categories under each main heading.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 119 • Number 1 • July 1962

Pages: 57 - 60

PubMed: 14455831

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Published in print: July 1962

Published online: 1 April 2006

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THEODORE A. KIERSCH

Director Mental Health, Univ. of Illinois Service, Champaign, Ill.

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AMNESIA: A CLINICAL STUDY OF NINETY-EIGHT CASES

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