Psychiatry -- history

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This work provides a set of perspectives written in essay form from eminent contributors, covering the major developments in psychiatry over the last 40 years.

"Madness : A History is an account of madness from antiquity to modern times, offering a picture of mental illness and its varieties in Western civilization. The book examines the social and cultural forces shaping the medical and lay perspectives on madness, the invention and d…

Scope and content: "Madness : A History is an account of madness from antiquity to modern times, offering a picture of mental illness and its varieties in Western civilization. The book examines the social and cultural forces shaping the medical and lay perspectives on madness, …