"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 syphilis and insanit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, Gayle (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi 2008.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Clio medica (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ; 85.
Wellcome series in the history of medicine.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798351306719
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary material / Editors The Cruel Madness of Love
  • Abbreviations / Editors The Cruel Madness of Love
  • List of Figures / Editors The Cruel Madness of Love
  • List of Tables / Editors The Cruel Madness of Love
  • List of Images / Editors The Cruel Madness of Love
  • Acknowledgements / Editors The Cruel Madness of Love
  • Introduction / Editors The Cruel Madness of Love
  • Scottish Institutional Provision for the Insane / Editors The Cruel Madness of Love
  • Clinical Diagnosis / Editors The Cruel Madness of Love
  • The Impact of the Laboratory / Editors The Cruel Madness of Love
  • Treatment / Editors The Cruel Madness of Love
  • Aetiology and Social Epidemiology / Editors The Cruel Madness of Love
  • Conclusions / Editors The Cruel Madness of Love
  • Appendices / Editors The Cruel Madness of Love
  • Sources and Select Bibliography / Editors The Cruel Madness of Love
  • Index / Editors The Cruel Madness of Love.