Practical Remarks on Insanity (Classic Reprint): To Which Is Added, a Commentary on the Dissection of the Brains of Maniacs - Softcover
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Practical Remarks on Insanity: A Surgical Perspective on Madness This nonfiction work surveys the language and definitions of insanity, explores possible causes, and weighs surgical approaches to madness. It blends medical discussion with practical case observations, offering a historical view of treatment ideas from the era.
In these pages, the author examines the distinction between delirium and madness, and why precise medical language matters. The text also covers causes, treatment strategies, and the role of surgical care in managing madness that accompanies physical injury or illness. Through explicit examples, the reader gains insight into early 19th‑century medical practice and its evolving understanding of insanity.
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- A clear explanation of how madness was defined and distinguished from delirium.
- Discussion of treatments used at the time, including opium, cicuta (hemlock), and other sedatives.
- A focus on surgical considerations in madness, plus notes on injuries to the head and related behaviors.
- Practical observations drawn from hospital practice and patient cases.
Ideal for readers of medical history, mental health care history, and anyone curious about how doctors approached insanity in a pre-modern clinical setting.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book examines madness, its treatments, and the disconnect between its physical causes and mental manifestations. The author, a surgeon at Bethlem Hospital during a time of significant misunderstanding about the disease, details the cases and treatments of patients he encountered, providing a rare first-hand account of madness in the early 19th century. The work is an important historical document, shedding light on the evolution of medical understanding of mental illness and highlighting the need for further research. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330934593_0
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