Men Against Madness AGAINST MADNESS BY LOWELL S. SELLING M. D., PH. D. NEW YORK GREENBERG PUBLISHER COPYRIGHT, 1940 By CKEfiNBRG, PUBLISHER, INC PUNTED IN THE UNITEB STATES 01 AMERICA BY THE VAIL-BALLOU PRESS, INC., BINGHAUTON, V. Y. CONTENTS FOREWORD ix I. AT DAWNING i The earliest dawn-men of prehistoric time recognized madness and tried to treat it ... the great Greek physicians had a cure for it. II. MADNESS Is IN THE BRAIN 18 Leonardo and the artist-anatomists of the Renais sance try to probe the secrets of the disordered mind. III. OFF WITH THEIR CHAINS, ., 50 In the midst of the madness of Revolution is born the beginning of a humane attitude toward the madne s of men. IV. A WOMAN BEDEVILS THE POLITICIANS 91 The persistent determination of an American woman overcomes the indifference of legislatures toward the fight against madness. V. QUACK NUMBER ONE GALL ....... 121 A charlatan who claimed to read bumps on the skull nevertheless serves the cause of research VI. THE ORGANIC APPROACH 173 Research, gradually uncovering the working of nerves, glands, and brain begins to strip some of the mystery from madness, v CONTENTS VII. QUACK NUMBER Two MESMER Once again, a man whose theories and practise have been largely discredited, draws attention to how mans mind can be used to help him, Vni. MENTAL TREATMENT BEGINS 260 Hypnosis is developed as an aid in treating the mentally sick. IX. THE MODERN ERA BEGINS 287 Freud and the modern psychologists evolve new means of mental treatment. Insanity is curbed. INDEX 337 vi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Frontispiece Pinel casting off the shackles of the insane Plate Facing I The earliest psychiatrist 2 II Trephined skulls 4 III The early anatomical professor held anintellectu ally and physically elevated position . . .18 IV Early anatomical diagram 23 V Leonardo da Vincis drawing of the skull . . 25 VI An X-ray showing the ventricles dark areas of the brain z6 VII Paracelsus at the age of twenty-one . . . .30 VIII One of the illustra [...] Autor: Lowell S. Selling Wydawnictwo: Goldstein Press Rok wydania: 2007 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 416 Wymiary: 14 x 21.6 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9781406735840