Pellagra and Pellagrous Insanity During the Long Nineteenth Century
This open access book explores the history of pellagra, a vitamin deficiency disease brought about by a shift in agriculture to maize, and which was first identified in Italy in the 1760s. With a focus on the insanity that was caused by the disease, the authors examine how thousands of patients were...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer International Publishing
2023.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Mental Health in Historical Perspective.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009743532806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Rough Skin: An Introduction.- Part I. Pellagra.- 2. Medical Reactions to a New Disease in the Eighteenth Century.- 3. The Aetiological Turn in the Nineteenth Century.- 4.The Bacteriological Divide: Pellagra in Italy and the United States during the Twentieth Century.- Interlude: Patient Voices.- Part II. Pellagrous Insanity.- 5. Institutionalising Pellagrous Insanity.- 6. Understanding Insanity: Pellagra and General Paralysis of the Insane in Italy and the United Kingdom.- 7. Experiencing the Asylum.- 8. Conclusion: Leaving the Asylum.
