1st Edition
Madness and Morals Ideas on Insanity in the Nineteenth Century
By Vieda Skultans
Copyright 1975
278 Pages
by
Routledge
278 Pages
by
Routledge
278 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1975, Madness and Morals presents the major preoccupations of nineteenth century society concerning insanity, its problems, and implications. In the introduction to the collection, Vieda Skultans traces developments and changes in the ideas about the insane and their treatment during the nineteenth century. She shows that two contrasting themes dominated writing on the... Read more
Biographical Notes Introduction Part I: Outlines of Insanity 1. Causes and Prevalence 2. Signs and Symptoms 3. Treatment Part II: Psychiatric Romanticism 4. Moral Management 5. Moral Force and Responsibility 6. Moral Insanity Part III: Psychiatric Darwinism 7. Heredity and Character 8. Feminine Vulnerability 9. Idiocy, Criminal Lunacy and Pauper Lunacy Index
Biography
Vieda Skultans
