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Terms of madness: Historical linguistics

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Nov 1993Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Comprehensive Psychiatry, volume 34, pages 392-395 (issn: 0010-440X,

Authors: J. Thomas Dalby; J. Thomas Dalby;

doi: 10.1016/0010-440x(93)90063-a

pmid: 8131383

Terms of madness: Historical linguistics

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Abstract

The etymological origins of commonly used descriptors of mental conditions are explored. In reviewing history for signs of mental disorders, we need to understand the terms used previously to indicate abnormalities. A wealth of terms is evident indicating that, contrary to the conclusions of some historians, mental illnesses have an extended and broad history.

Related Organizations

University of Calgary
Canada
Calgary General Hospital
Canada

Keywords

Psychiatry, Mental Disorders, History, 19th Century, Linguistics, History, 18th Century, History, 17th Century, History, 16th Century, Terminology as Topic, Humans, History, 15th Century

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