Ernst Rüdin's Unpublished 1922-1925 Study "Inheritance of Manic-Depressive Insanity": Genetic Research Findings Subordinated to Eugenic Ideology.
In the early 20th century, there were few therapeutic options for mental illness and asylum numbers were rising. This pessimistic outlook favoured the rise of the eugenics movement. Heredity was assumed to be the principal cause of mental illness. Politicians, scientists and clinicians in North Amer...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-11-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4636330?pdf=render |