Madness a brief history
This story of madness reveals the radically different perceptions of madness and approaches to its treatment, from antiquity to the beginning of the 21st century. Roy Porter explores what we really mean by "madness", covering an enormous range of topics from witches to creative geniuses, e...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press
2002.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31831394*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Gods and demons
- 3. Madness rationalized
- 4. Fools and folly
- 5. Locking up the mad
- 6. The rise of psychiatry
- 7. The mad
- 8. The century of psychoanalysis?
- 9. Conclusion : modern times, ancient problems?
