Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Historical Note: ``The Epileptic Constitution'': The PsychoanalyticConcept Of Epilepsy. |
| Authors: |
Bladin, Peter F. |
| Source: |
Journal of the History of the Neurosciences. Apr2000, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p94. 16p. |
| Subjects: |
Epilepsy, Psychoanalysis, Behavioral medicine, Pathological psychology |
| Abstract: |
The rise of the psychoanalytic approach to behavioralmedicine in the early part of the 20th century created a unique concept ofthe nature and the aetiology of epilepsy based upon dynamic psychopathology.As a direct result of this a radical change in both medical and communityperception of this condition was generated, and this was to persist up toand beyond the mid-century mark. This historical note details the adoption,and the rise and fall of this concept of ``the epileptic constitution'', anda consideration of the negative effects that flowed from this, permeatingall areas of psychiatry, neurology and even the criminal justice system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
