Mad Travellers

Reflections On The Reality Of Transient Mental Illnesses

by Ian Hacking
language: english
Publisher: FREE ASSOCIATION BOOKS, April of 1999 ‧
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This text uses the case of Albert Dadas, the first diagnosed "mad traveller", to weigh the legitimacy of cultural versus physical symptoms in the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders. The author argues that psychological symptoms find niches where transient illnesses flourish.

Mad Travellers

Reflections On The Reality Of Transient Mental Illnesses

by Ian Hacking

Property Description
ISBN: 9781853434556
Publisher: FREE ASSOCIATION BOOKS
Release Date: April of 1999
Language: English
Dimensions: 150 x 230 x 23 mm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 239
Format: Book
Collection: Batman
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > Psychology
EAN: 9781853434556

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