American madness : the rise and fall of dementia praecox / Richard Noll.

Author/creator Noll, Richard, 1959-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.
Description395 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents The world of the American alienist, 1896 -- Adolf Meyer brings dementia praecox to America -- Emil Kraepelin -- The American reception of dementia praecox and manic depressive insanity, 1896-1905 -- The lost biological psychiatry -- The rise of the mind-twist men, 1903-1913 -- Bayard Taylor Holmes and radically rational treatments -- The rise of schizophrenia in America, 1912-1927.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011012099
ISBN9780674047396 (alk. paper)
ISBN0674047397 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks RC514 .N629 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold