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Jung's “Archetypes” and Psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

Murray Jackson*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Middlesex Hospital, London

Extract

The “archetype” is a concept of Jung's which is fairly widely accepted as a valuable one in spheres of art, literature and theology. Few psychiatrists seem to know much about the concept, and of the few who are interested in it, most find little relevance in it for their clinical work.

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Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1960 

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