Diagnosing Madness The Discursive Construction of the Psychiatric Patient, 1850-1920 |
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| Author:
| Berkenkotter, Carol
Hanganu-Bresch, Cristina |
| Series title: | Studies in Rhetoric/Communication Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-64336-025-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2019 |
| Publisher: | University of South Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $49.99USD $52.99 |
Book Description:
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A study of the linguistic negotiations at the heart of mental illness identification and patient diagnosis. Through an examination of psychiatric case records from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this book shows how the work of psychiatry was navigated by patients, families, doctors, the general public, and the legal system.
A study of the linguistic negotiations at the heart of mental illness identification and patient diagnosis. Through an examination of psychiatric case records from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this book shows how the work of psychiatry was navigated by patients, families, doctors, the general public, and the legal system.