English Madness

In this book, originally published in 1979 and a sequel to Madness and Morals https://www.routledge.com/Madness-and-Morals-Ideas-on-Insanity-in-the-Nineteenth-Century/Skultans/p/book/9781032254975, Vieda Skultans presents an analysis of psychiatric ideas and practices, based on an examination of original texts on insanity. Two contrasting themes are emphasized: first, the Aristotelian idea which l...