Mad Tuscans and Their Families : A History of Mental Disorder in Early Modern Italy /

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Drawing on the rich judicial archives of early modern Florence and its Tuscans domains, Mad Tuscans offers an innovative look at how families and courts of law worked together to forge pragmatic solutions to the range of problems madness introduced to their households.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Mellyn, Elizabeth Walker
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.
Édition:1st ed.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Mentally ill > Medical care.
Mental illness.
Mental health laws.
Caregivers > Family relationships.
HISTORY > Europe > Italy.
Maladies mentales > Italie > Toscane > Histoire.
Personnes vivant avec un trouble de sante mentale > Soins medicaux > Italie > Toscane > Histoire.
Aidants naturels > Relations familiales > Italie > Toscane > Histoire.
Mental Disorders > history
Mental illness > Italy > Tuscany > History.
Mentally ill > Medical care > Italy > Tuscany > History.
Caregivers > Family relationships > Italy > Tuscany > History.
Mental health laws > Italy > Tuscany > History.
Italy > Tuscany.
Italy
Tuscany
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • A note on dates and money
  • Introduction. The Tales Madness Tells
  • Chapter 1. Incapacity, Guardianship, and the Tuscan Family
  • Chapter 2. "Madness Is Punishment Enough"
  • Chapter 3. Spending Without Measure
  • Chapter 4. From Madness to Sickness
  • Chapter 5. The Curious Case of Forensic Medicine
  • Conclusion
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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