Palgrave Studies in the Theory and History of Psychology

McNally, Kieran

Schizophrenia was 20th century psychiatry's arch concept of madness. Yet for most of that century it was both problematic and contentious. This history explores schizophrenia's historic instability via themes such as symptoms, definition, classification and anti-psychiatry. In doing so, it opens up new ways of understanding 20th century madness.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2020-02-28

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349552269

DOI: 10.1057/9781137456816

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 269