Diagnosing madness: the discursive construction of the psychiatric patient, 1850–1920
Auteur :
Berkenkotter, Carol / Hanganu-Bresch, Cristina
Éditeur :
University of South Carolina Press
ISBN :
9781643360256
Date de publication :
1 août 2019
Dimensions :
23,1 x 15,7 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
400 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
A study of the linguistic negotiations at the heart of mental illness identification and patient diagnosis. Through an examination of psychiatric case records from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this book shows how the work of psychiatry was navigated by patients, families, doctors, the general public, and the legal system.