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This comprehensive collection assembles Andrew Scull's major published papers on the history of psychiatry spanning the past fifteen years, offering critical analysis of foundational debates from the eighteenth century to the present day. The historiographic essays examine key figures including Michel Foucault, Roy Porter and Edward Shorter, whilst chapters on psychiatric therapeutics and evolving social responses to madness provide an in-depth assessment of Anglo-American approaches to mental illness across nearly three centuries. Part of the Routledge Studies in Cultural History series, this book delivers scholarly perspective on the disciplinary concerns that have shaped modern psychiatry and the institutional responses to psychological disorder throughout history.

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Brings together major papers by Andrew Scull on psychiatry history published over fifteen years with critical historiographic analysis.

Examines influential figures such as Michel Foucault, Roy Porter and Edward Shorter within the context of psychiatric historiography.

Includes chapters exploring psychiatric therapeutics and changing social responses to madness across nearly three centuries.

Part of Routledge Studies in Cultural History series, providing scholarly assessment of Anglo-American confrontations with mental illness.

Offers comprehensive perspective on substantive debates in the history of psychiatry from the eighteenth century onwards.

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Release Date
27 February 2006
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23 January 2007

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