Madness and Morals - Ideas on Insanity in the Nineteenth Century

List of contents

Biographical Notes Introduction Part I: Outlines of Insanity 1. Causes and Prevalence 2. Signs and Symptoms 3. Treatment Part II: Psychiatric Romanticism 4. Moral Management 5. Moral Force and Responsibility 6. Moral Insanity Part III: Psychiatric Darwinism 7. Heredity and Character 8. Feminine Vulnerability 9. Idiocy, Criminal Lunacy and Pauper Lunacy Index

About the author

Vieda Skultans

Summary

First published in 1975, Madness and Morals presents the major preoccupations of nineteenth century society concerning insanity, its problems, and implications. In the introduction to the collection, Vieda Skultans traces developments and changes in the ideas about the insane and their treatment during the nineteenth century.

Product details

• Authors: Vieda Skultans, Skultans Vieda
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9781032254968
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3225496-8
• No. of pages: 274
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Reference, Psychotherapy, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought