This provocative history of bipolar disorder illuminates how
perceptions of illness, if not the illnesses themselves, are
mutable over time. Beginning with the origins of the concept of
mania--and the term "maniac"--in ancient Greek and Roman
civilizations, renowned psychiatrist David Healy examines how
concepts of mental afflictions evolved as scientific breakthroughs
established connections between brain function and mental illness.
Healy recounts the changing definitions of mania through the
centuries, explores the effects of new terminology and growing
public awareness of the disease on culture and society, and
examines the rise of psychotropic treatments and pharmacological
marketing over the past four decades. Along the way, Healy clears
much of the confusion surrounding bipolar disorder even as he
raises crucial questions about how, why, and by whom the disease is
diagnosed.
Drawing heavily on primary sources and supplemented with
interviews and insight gained over Healy's long career, this lucid
and engaging overview of mania sheds new light on one of
humankind's most vexing ailments.
General
Imprint: |
Johns Hopkins University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease |
Release date: |
November 2011 |
First published: |
2008 |
Authors: |
David Healy
|
Dimensions: |
222 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4214-0397-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
Other branches of medicine >
Psychiatry
|
LSN: |
1-4214-0397-8 |
Barcode: |
9781421403977 |
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