Healing the Mind: A History of Psychiatry from Antiquity to the Present

by Michael H. Stone

Book Overview

The history of psychiatry concerns efforts to identify, diagnose, and contain or treat these "wild," "mad," or "insane" people. This book starts with the Greeks 2,500 years ago and ends with a detailed look at current developments and trends.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393702227
• ISBN13: 9780393702224
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.6" x 9.6"