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The structure of psychosomatic symptoms

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    Gaetano Benedetti (Professor of Psychotherapy and Mental Hygiene at the University of Basel; Supervisor of Psychotherapy)

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Benedetti, G. The structure of psychosomatic symptoms. Am J Psychoanal 43, 57–70 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01253499

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