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Mania

A Short History of Bipolar Disorder
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This provocative history of bipolar disorder illuminates how perceptions of illness, if not the illnesses themselves, are mutable over time.Beginning with the origins of the concept of mania—and the term maniac —in ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, renowned psychiatrist David Healy examines how concepts of mental afflictions evolved as scientific breakthroughs established connections between brain function and mental illness. Healy recounts the changing definitions of mania through the centuries, explores the effects of new terminology and growing public awareness of the disease on culture and society, and examines the rise of psychotropic treatments and pharmacological marketing over the past four decades. Along the way, Healy clear much of the confusion surrounding bipolar disorder even as he raises crucial questions about how, why, and by whom the disease is diagnosed. Drawing heavily on primary sources and supplemented with interviews and insight gained over Healy's long career, this lucid and engaging overview of mania sheds new light on one of humankind's most vexing ailments.“A distinct and powerful view of the history of psychiatry that arouses controversy in the best sense of the word. Healy's discussion of the role of drug companies is especially right on the mark. —Gerald N. Grob, Ph.D., Henry E. Sigerist Professor of the History of Medicine Emeritus at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Foreword, by Charles E. Rosenberg
Preface: Stories about Mania
Acknowledgments
1. Frenzy and Stupor
2. Circling the Brain
3. Circular Madness
4. The Stone of Madness
5. The Eclipse of Manic-Depressive Disorder
6. Branded in the USA
7. The Latest Mania
8. The Engineers of Human Souls
Coda: The Once and Future Laboratory
Notes
Index

""Well paced, judicious, and extremely well researched, Healy's powerful book deserves a wide readership in and far beyond psychiatry.""

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