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Madness and society in England: the historiography reconsidered.
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Despite the madness of key figures in English history-most notably King George III’-it is perhaps not surprising that insanity and the measures taken to deal with it have never been central topics in historical research and interpretation.Abstract:
Despite the madness of key figures in English history-most notably King George III’-it is perhaps not surprising that insanity and the measures taken to deal with it (psychiatry, both personal and institutional) have never been central topics in historical research and interpretation. For one thing, insanity has always been a delicate subject, surrounded by layers of silence. Possibly this has created the impression that it would be voyeuristic to investigate this unfortunate condition; but without doubt, it has put grave practical hurdles in the way of historical researchers, because records concerning mad people and the institutions housing them have commonly eitherread more
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Religion and the Decline of Magic
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Masturbatory Insanity: The History of an Idea
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The drinking man's disease: the 'pre-history' of alcoholism in Georgian Britain
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From madness to mental illness: medical men as moral entrepreneurs.
TL;DR: A sociological account of one aspect of a highly significant redefinition of the moral boundaries of English society: a redefinition which saw the transformation of insanity from a vague, culturally defined phenomenon afflicting an unknown, but probably small, portion of the total population into a condition which could only be authoritatively diagnosed, certified, and dealt with by a group of legally recognized experts.
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Rationales for therapy in British psychiatry: 1780-1835.
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