Mad Travelers: Reflections on the Reality of Transient Mental Illnesses
by Ian Hacking
Ian Hacking explores transient mental illnesses and how cultural and medical frameworks shape the recognition and disappearance of psychiatric conditions.
About This Book
This book examines the phenomenon of transient mental illnesses and questions how such conditions arise and disappear within specific cultural contexts.
Ian Hacking investigates historical cases to illustrate the ways in which social and medical frameworks influence the recognition of psychiatric disorders.
The work reflects on the reality and constructed nature of mental illness categories over time.
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