| Description |
xii, 241 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 18 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1 Introduction 1 -- 2 Gods and demons 10 -- 3 Madness rationalized 34 -- 4 Fools and folly 62 -- 5 Locking up the mad 89 -- 6 The rise of psychiatry 123 -- 7 The mad 156 -- 8 The century of psychoanalysis? 183 -- 9 Conclusion: modem times, ancient problems? 215 |
| Summary |
"Drawing upon eyewitness accounts of doctors, writers, artists, and 'the mad' themselves, this fascinating story of madness reveals the radically different perceptions of madness and approaches to its treatment, from antiquity to the present day. Internationally renowned academic and author, Roy Porter, explores what we really mean by 'madness', encompassing a broad and enthralling range of topics from witches to creative geniuses, electric shock therapy to sexual deviancy, and physchoanalysis to Prozac. Throughout, Madness: A Brief History offers a balanced view, showing both the humane attempts to help the insane, as well as the ridiculous and often cruel misunderstandings that have characterised approaches to mental illness in the past." --OUP |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-233) and index |
| Subject |
Mentally ill -- History -- Care.
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Mental disorders -- History
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Mental illness -- History.
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Mentally ill -- Care -- History.
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Psychiatry -- History.
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Psychiatry -- history.
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Mental Disorders -- history.
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| Genre/Form |
Student Collection
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History.
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| LC no. |
2001052329 |
| ISBN |
0192802666 |
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