Recensione:
'This is a scholarly work with detailed descriptions giving plenty of clinical interest to illustrate the history. Psychiatrists will find it offers fresh insights into their clinical practice while historians will welcome the careful exploration of the subject.' Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
'... a compendium to which future historians will sing hymns of praise and gratitude.' Oxford Academic Journals
'... novel in scope ... it is also a book of impressive scholarship.' The Times Higher Education Supplement
'This scholarly treatise chronicles the history of the main mental symptoms based on French, German, Italian and British primary sources.' Aslib Book Guide
'In my opinion this book is the most remarkable event in the field of the history of psychiatry since the publication of Michael Foucault's Madness and Civilisation ... At times one feels one is reading a strikingly original textbook of psychopathology disguised as a history.' Andrew Hodgkiss, Brain
'Berrios ... has put us deeply in his debt with a remarkable account of the mappings of the mind through a study that transcends the private technicalities of psychiatry to shed light on the changing representations of the Western psyche itself.' Roy Porter, Nature
'... an absorbing book on a fascinating subject. One can either read on a particular concept or symptom that one is interested in (e.g. delusions, hallucinations), or read the whole book as a worthwhile endeavour in self-education. I expect that many who open the pages of this volume for the former, will end up doing the latter.' Sonia Gatzanis, Behaviour Research and Therapy
'His descriptions are both enriching and useful ... The book is scholarly and mostly easy to use ... the book is likely to become a classic and run into many editions.' Ann Dally, History of Psychiatry
'... novel in scope ... it is also a book of impressive scholarship ... highly illuminating.' The Times Higher Education Supplement
'... a useful reference book which enables the reader to readily review the historical development of concepts and phenomena commonly used in every clinical practice and research. The result is a rewarding and considerably enriching experience.' Hugh Middleton, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry
Descrizione del libro:
This book deals with the history of the main symptoms of mental illness. It shows how these were recognised and/or constructed during the nineteenth century, and suggests that knowledge of this historical process is important to current research in psychiatry.
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