Scull, Andrew.

Madness in Civilization : A Cultural History of Insanity from the Bible to Freud, from the Madhouse to Modern Medicine. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (424 pages)

Cover -- Praise for Madness in Civilization -- Title Page -- About the Author -- Other Titles of Interest -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One -- Confronting Madness -- Chapter Two -- Madness in the Ancient World -- Chapter Three -- The Darkness and the Dawn -- Chapter Four -- Melancholie and Madnesse -- Chapter Five -- Madhouses and Mad-Doctors -- Chapter Six -- Nerves and Nervousness -- Chapter Seven -- The Great Confinement -- Chapter Eight -- Degeneration and Despair -- Chapter Nine -- The Demi-Fous -- Chapter Ten -- Desperate Remedies -- Chapter Eleven -- A Meaningful Interlude -- Chapter Twelve -- A Psychiatric Revolution? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Sources of Illustrations -- Index -- Copyright.

9780500772560


Psychiatry-History.


Electronic books.

RC438 .S385 2015

616.89009