'Endogenous' and 'exogenous': a useful dichotomy?

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‘Endogenous’ and ‘exogenous’: a useful dichotomy? Page 1 Psychological Medicine, 1971, I,
191-196 'Endogenous' and 'exogenous': a useful dichotomy? AUBREY LEWIS From the
Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SYNOPSIS Within a few years of their
introduction into psychiatry in 1893 the terms 'endogenous' and 'exogenous' were widely used.
The development of the two words and the semantic uncertainty which surrounded them is
traced in this article. Since they were introduced into botany by Candolle in 1813, the contrasted …
Within a few years of their introduction into psychiatry in 1893 the terms ‘endogenous’ and ‘exogenous’ were widely used. The development of the two words and the semantic uncertainty which surrounded them is traced in this article.
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