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Making Minds and Madness: From Hysteria to Depression
Making Minds and Madness From Hysteria to Depression
Author: Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen
Why do "maladies of the soul" such as hysteria, anxiety disorders, or depression wax and wane over time? Through a study of the history of psychiatry, Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen provocatively argues that most mental illnesses are not, in fact, diseases but the product of varying expectations shared and negotiated by therapists and patients. With a se...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521716888
ISBN-10: 0521716888
Publication Date: 5/29/2009
Pages: 276
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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