A Critical History of Schizophrenia
| Author | : Kieran McNally |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 2016-04-08 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781137456816 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1137456817 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Critical History of Schizophrenia by : Kieran McNally
Download or read book A Critical History of Schizophrenia written by Kieran McNally and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schizophrenia was 20th century psychiatry's arch concept of madness. Yet for most of that century it was both problematic and contentious. This history explores schizophrenia's historic instability via themes such as symptoms, definition, classification and anti-psychiatry. In doing so, it opens up new ways of understanding 20th century madness.
