“Paranoia of the Millionaire” : Harry K. Thaw’s 1907 Insanity Defense.
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- 9781614705628
- 345.747/02523
- KF224.T4 -- P56 2010eb
Intro -- "PARANOIA OF THE MILLIONAIRE": HARRY K. THAW'S 1907 INSANITY DEFENSE -- "PARANOIA OF THE MILLIONAIRE": HARRY K. THAW'S 1907 INSANITY DEFENSE -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 THE SHOOTING OF STANFORD WHITE -- Chapter 2 TRIAL STRATEGIES AND EXPERTS -- Chapter 3 THAW'S FIRST TRIAL -- Chapter 4 AFTERMATH -- Chapter 5 THAW'S SECOND TRIAL -- Chapter 6 "PARANOIA OF THE MILLIONAIRE" -- "PARANOIA" IN 1907 -- "DEMENTIA PRAECOX" IN 1907 -- "MANIC-DEPRESSION" IN 1907 -- THAW'S MENTAL HEALTH HISTORY -- A "PSYCHOLOGICAL AUTOPSY" -- DISORDERS OF THAW'S CHILDHOOD -- COCAINE ADDICTION -A "WILD CARD" IN THAW'S DIAGNOSIS -- PSYCHODYNAMIC SPECULATION -- DID THAW HAVE A PERSONALITY DISORDER? -- COULD THAW ALSO HAVE HAD A BRAIN-STORM? -- WERE THE DEFENSE EXPERTS DISHONEST AND UNETHICAL, AS SOME MAINTAINED? -- OTHER DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS -- FINAL SPECULATION: THAW'S SYMPTOMS IN CURRENT TERMINOLOGY -- Chapter 7 THAW'S ONGOING LEGAL BATTLES -- Chapter 8 EVOLVING CONCEPTS OF "BRAIN-STORM" AND TEMPORARY INSANITY -- Chapter 9 FOLLOW-UP -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.
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