In Search of Madness: A Psychiatrist's Travels Through the History of Mental Illness

by Brendan Kelly

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Who is 'mad'? Who is not? And who decides?

In this fascinating new exploration of mental illness, Professor Brendan Kelly examines 'madness' in history and how we have responded to it over the centuries.

We travel from the psychiatric institutions of India to Victorian scientific studies of the brain. We discover the beginnings of formal asylum care and witness the experimental 'therapies' of the cavernous psychiatric hospitals of the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0717193780

ISBN13:9780717193783

Release Date:February 2023

Publisher:Gill Books

Length:300 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:1.7" x 6.2" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Self Help Self-Help Self-Help & Psychology Social Science Social Sciences

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