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Joey: A "Mechanical Boy"

A case history of a schizophrenic child who converted himself into a "machine" because he did not dare be human. His story sheds light on emotional development in a mechanized society

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 200 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “Joey: A Mechanical Boy” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 200 No. 3 (), p. 116
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0359-116