Healing the Mind
A History of Psychiatry from Antiquity to the Present
13 August 1997
Description
Long before the age of reliable psychodiagnosis (the last 200 years), a primitive vocabulary sprung up to address odd and unconventional people within the body social.
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.
Reviews
"This is a terrific book for psychiatrists at all stages of their careers as well as other professionals and lay readers interested in the historical antecedents of modern psychiatric practice." — Allan Tasman, M.D.
Also By: Michael H. Stone 
Abnormalities of Personality: Within and Beyond the Realm of Treatment
Hardback, 1993
The author presents his subject with a breadth not found in other texts, reaching from those individuals with mildly annoying traits to incurable psychopaths.