Author : New York State Lunatic Asylum
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483487116
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (871 download)
Book Synopsis The American Journal of Insanity, 1861, Vol. 18 (Classic Reprint) by : New York State Lunatic Asylum
Download or read book The American Journal of Insanity, 1861, Vol. 18 (Classic Reprint) written by New York State Lunatic Asylum and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-20 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Journal of Insanity, 1861, Vol. 18 The exact position of this system in the psychological medicine of the past, and its relations to the present stage of progress in that de partment, are less easy to determine. Esquirol gave a powerful ini pulse through his writings to the record Of facts connected with in sanity, and the extent and accuracy of his observations were the just grounds of his fame. But he carefully abstains from advancing any theory in connection with them, and does not even point out the com parative value Of facts, or discriminate between them in any way. They are arranged in their merest accidental relations, and thus pre sented with the least possible regard to their meaning or use. This was, of course, all that could be expected from one whose-chief mis sion it was to overcome prejudices, to dissipate errors, and to make known truths of useful practical application in the treat ment of the insane. But his example, so far as a practical psychol ogy is concerned, has been perhaps too closely followed by the larger number of those who have succeeded him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.