Mad Travellers: Reflections on the Reality of Transient Mental Illnesses - Ian Hacking - Books - Free Association Books - 9781853434556 - April 1, 1999
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Ian Hacking
Mad Travellers: Reflections on the Reality of Transient Mental Illnesses

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This text uses the case of Albert Dadas, the first diagnosed "mad traveller", to weigh the legitimacy of cultural versus physical symptoms in the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders. The author argues that psychological symptoms find niches where transient illnesses flourish.

239 pages, maps, portraits

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released April 1, 1999
ISBN13 9781853434556
Publishers Free Association Books
Pages 239
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   530 g

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