Concepts of insanity in the United States, 1789-1865.

Author
Dain, Norman [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New Brunswick, N.J., Rutgers Univ. Press [©1964]
Description
xv, 304 pages ; 24 cm,

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      8vo. rdabf
      Bibliographic references
      Bibliography: p. [263]-291.
      Contents
      • pt. 1. Psychological medicine comes to America, 1789-1824. A new medical science
      • Lay opinion in transition
      • pt. 2. Changing psychiatric views, 1825-1865. Problems of definition
      • Causes
      • The price of ambivalence
      • pt. 3. The spread of psychiatric thought, 1825-1865. General medicine lags behind
      • Enlightened thought and the reform movement
      • Religious opinion
      • The public's response.
      LCCN
      63016302
      OCLC
      369779
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