A Treatise on Insanity, in Which Are Contained the Principles of a New and More Practical Nosology of Maniacal Disorders Than Has Yet Been Offered to ... Relations of Cases From the Author's Public a - Hardcover

Philippe Pinel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1528079442 ISBN 13: 9781528079440

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

Synopsis

A Treatise on Insanity offers a practical, historical study of mental disorders, with case histories and early skull studies to illuminate diagnosis and care. This edition distills the author’s principles, procedures, and observations from public and private practice, including plates that illustrate craniology related to mental derangement.

This book gathers the central ideas about how insanity was understood and treated in its time. It explains a methodical approach to classification, moral and medical management, and the life among patients in lunatic asylums. The work combines theoretical discussion with real cases to show how ideas were applied in practice.

• Clear explanations of early nosology for mental derangements, including melancholia, mania, dementia, and ideotism.
• Discussion of moral treatment, coercion, confinement, and the role of environment in patient care.
• Illustrative plates and examinations that connect cranial observations with mental states.
• Examines medical methods, diagnoses, and the evolution of treatment approaches in asylums.

Ideal for readers of medical history, psychiatry students, and anyone interested in the origins of modern approaches to insanity and patient care.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1528079442
• ISBN 13: 9781528079440
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 350