May, 2015
In this essay for the blog of the Paris Review, Andrew Scull, author of the book “Madness in Civilization: A Cultural History of Insanity“, writes about how insanity had been pictured through history. Read the full text.
Nebuchadnezzar turned into an animal, 1410.
Read in HCS-Manguinhos, in Spanish or English:
Dovio, Mariana. El caso de la ‘mala vida’, peligrosidad y prevención de conductas marginales en Revista de Criminología, Psiquiatría, Medicina Legal y Ciencias Afines, en Buenos Aires, 1914-1923. Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos, Nov 2013, vol.20, suppl.1, p.1225-1252.
Gomez, Maria Jose Correa. De la Casa de Orates al juzgado: pericia alienista y evaluación judicial de la locura en Santiago de Chile hacia 1860. Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos, Jun 2013, vol.20, no.2, p.571-585
Facchinetti, Cristiana et al. No labirinto das fontes do Hospício Nacional de Alienados. Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos, Dez 2010, vol.17, suppl.2, p.733-768.
Quintais, Luís. Torrente de loucos: a linguagem da degeneração na psiquiatria portuguesa da transição do século XIX. Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos, Jun 2008, vol.15, no.2, p.352-369
