On the Different Forms of Insanity, in Relation to Jurisprudence: Designed for the Use of Persons Concerned in Legal Questions Regarding Unsoundness of Mind (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Name: On the Different Forms of Insanity, in Relation to Jurisprudence: Designed for the Use of Persons Concerned in Legal Questions Regarding Unsoundness of Mind (Classic Reprint)
Author: James Cowles Prichard
ISBN: 9780266560715

James Cowles Prichard

9780266560715: On the Different Forms of Insanity, in Relation to Jurisprudence: Designed for the Use of Persons Concerned in Legal Questions Regarding Unsoundness of Mind (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0266560717 ISBN 13: 9780266560715

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Gain insight into how law and medicine have long debated mental unsoundness and its consequences .

This book surveys the history of how English jurists defined and treated insanity, from congenital idiocy to temporary delirium, and how these views shaped civil rights and legal responsibility. It illustrates the differences between judicial categories and medical conditions, and shows how cases of homicidal propensity and moral insanity were analyzed and discussed in the courtroom and clinic.

Learn how “non compos mentis” and related terms evolved, and why precise definitions mattered in law.
See how doctors and lawyers described various forms of madness, from melancholia to mania, and how these influenced verdicts and treatment.
Read about the distinct patterns of insane homicide versus ordinary murder, including motive, method, and behavior.
Understand the debates on responsibility, capability, and the possibility of restoration to reason.

Ideal for readers of legal history and the history of psychiatry who want a clear, foundational view of these concepts and their practical impact.

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