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This historical investigation was supported by a grant-in-aid from the Ciba Co., Ltd., Montreal.

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Margetts, E.L. The concept of the unconscious in the history of medical psychology. Psych Quar 27, 115–138 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01562480

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