Practical Observations On Insanity - Softcover

Joseph Mason Cox, M.D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 037146059X ISBN 13: 9780371460597

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Practical Observations On Insanity.: To Which Are Subjoined, Remarks On Medical Jurisprudence As Connected With Diseased Intellect by Joseph Mason Cox, M.D. is a pioneering early 19th-century medical tract that blends practical clinical guidance with analysis of the causes, prognosis, and legal aspects of insanity. The work emphasizes a humane, case-based approach to treating mental illness and argues for a brain-centered proximate cause, detailing remote and exciting factors such as heredity, education, intoxication, religious fervor, and love. It provides extensive clinical observations and case histories to illustrate different manifestations of mania and melancholia, and outlines a comprehensive program of cure that includes moral management, cautious use of coercion, and a variety of therapeutic modalities (vomiting, purging, bleeding, bathing, music, swinging, and other measures). An appendix discusses medical certificates and jurisprudence connected with insanity, highlighting the physician’s role in diagnosis, treatment, and legal proceedings. The work aims to equip physicians and inform public policy on lunacy through practical, experience-based guidance.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 037146059X
• ISBN 13: 9780371460597
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240