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"The cruel madness of love" : sex, syphilis and psychiatry in Scotland, 1880-1930 /
Against a backdrop of contemporary social and sexual concerns, and potent fears surrounding the moral and physical 'degeneration' of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century society, 'The Cruel Madness of Love' explores a critical period in the developing relationship between...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; New York :
Rodopi,
©2008.
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| Colección: | Clio medica (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ;
85. Wellcome series in the history of medicine. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Against a backdrop of contemporary social and sexual concerns, and potent fears surrounding the moral and physical 'degeneration' of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century society, 'The Cruel Madness of Love' explores a critical period in the developing relationship between syphilis and insanity. General paralysis of the insane (GPI), the most commonly diagnosed of the neurosyphilitic disorders, has been devastating both in terms of its severity and incidence. Using the rich laboratory and asylum records of lowland Scotland as a case study, Gayle Davis examines the evolution of GPI as a d. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (285 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-274) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441601261 1441601260 9789401206310 9401206317 |
| ISSN: | 0045-7183 ; |