The divine madness: A history of schizophrenia
The nonspecific concept of “madness” has been there for thousands of years. In antiquity, people thought of “madness” in terms of divine punishment or demonic possession. It was only during early Renaissance that people took this phenomenon seriously and termed it as an illness. It is due to the eff...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Indian Psychiatry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.anip.co.in/article.asp?issn=2588-8358;year=2017;volume=1;issue=2;spage=133;epage=135;aulast=Angane |