Project Gutenberg 2011-08-13 Public domain in the USA. 73 Haslam, John 1764 1844 07034414 Observations on Insanity With Practical Remarks on the Disease and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Observations on Insanity" by John Haslam is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. This work provides an analysis of mental disorders, drawing on practical observations from the author's experiences at Bethlem Hospital, a historic institution for the treatment of the insane. The book delves into various aspects of insanity, including definitions, symptoms, causes, and a detailed account of morbid appearances observed during dissections of patients who had died while insane. At the start of the publication, Haslam outlines his motivations for writing, including his desire to contribute to the understanding of mental disorders through his extensive experience with patients. He emphasizes the importance of accurately defining and observing the symptoms of insanity, critiquing previous definitions while proposing his own. The opening chapters set the stage for further exploration into the characteristics of different types of madness, the complexities surrounding its causes, and the varying outcomes for patients based on their conditions. Through a combination of firsthand accounts and analytical observations, Haslam aims to shed light on the nuances of insanity, ultimately serving both the academic community and the broader public's understanding of mental health. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mental illness RC Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology 169827 169836 2024-09-15T14:23:38.418469 2023-09-16T07:45:34.773150 text/html text/html 168599 2021-01-08T00:41:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 72589 2021-01-08T00:41:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 125221 2024-09-15T14:23:42.961437 application/epub+zip 126345 2024-09-15T14:23:39.884468 application/epub+zip 110535 2024-09-15T14:23:38.992457 application/epub+zip 264828 2024-09-15T14:23:45.185409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245513 2024-09-15T14:23:42.332464 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151065 2022-09-17T04:51:24.301862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147929 147764 2024-09-15T14:23:38.032477 2023-09-16T07:45:34.271164 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 147907 2021-01-08T00:41:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 51940 2021-01-08T00:41:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 147910 2021-01-08T00:41:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51918 2021-01-08T00:41:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20057 2024-09-15T14:23:45.318453 application/rdf+xml 15749 2024-09-15T14:23:39.347454 image/jpeg 4079 2024-09-15T14:23:39.165448 image/jpeg 127354 2024-09-15T14:23:38.440481 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia