| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Psychology revivals |
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Psychology revivals.
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| Contents |
Cover; Illustrations of Madness; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Illustrations of Madness |
| Summary |
John Haslam's Illustrations of Madness, written in 1810, occupies a special place in psychiatric history, it was the first book-length account of one single psychiatric case written by a British psychiatrist. John Haslam, apothecary to London's Bethlem Hospital, and a leading psychiatrist of the early-nineteenth century, details the case of James Tilly Matthews, who had been a patient in the hospital for some ten years. Matthews claimed he was sane, as did his friends and certain doctors. Haslam, on behalf of the Bethlem authorities, contended he was insane, and attempted to demonstr |
| Notes |
Reprint. Originally published: London : Printed by G. Hayden, 1810 |
| Bibliography |
"Bibliography of the writings of John Haslam": pages xlviii-xlix |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages xl-xlvii) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Matthews, James Tilly -- Mental health
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| SUBJECT |
Matthews, James Tilly fast |
| Subject |
Mentally ill -- Great Britain -- Biography
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Mental illness -- Case studies
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Mental illness.
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Mental Disorders
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Delusions
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mental disorders.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Medical.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Mental health
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Mental illness
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Mentally ill
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Case studies
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Case studies.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Études de cas.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Porter, Roy, 1946-2002, editor.
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| LC no. |
88018631 |
| ISBN |
9781134665167 |
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1134665164 |
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9781134665235 |
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1134665237 |
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