Disease of the Mind

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Excerpt from Disease of the Mind: Notes on the Early Management, European and American Progress, Modern Methods, Etc, in the Treatment of Insanity, With Especial Reference to the Needs of Massachusetts and the United StatesThis term (on the whole, the least objectionable) is used as signifying a certain morbid condition of the brain, whereby the cerebral functions are impaired to a suffi cient degree to seriously interfere with the ordinary relations Of life, or render them impossible. Of course this certain morbid condition was arbitrarily limited in its application when little was known Of the subject, it is meant to exclude a similar state of the mental, moral and emotional faculties often Observed in many of the common fevers and other diseases.The writer desires to express his indebtedness to Rev. W. C. Gannett, Dr. D. F. Lincoln, and Dr. A. H. Nichols, for many valuable suggestions and criticisms in their careful revision of the manuscript or proof, and to Dr. Edward Jarvis for the use of his library of rare pamphlets, reports, etc., in preparing this paper. Several hundred books, pamphlets, reports, etc., have been consulted, but no attempt is made to give a bibliography of the subject, which, indeed, would constitute a large volume by itself. If any desire to pursue their investigations farther, the references in the text and in the foot-notes will probably be sufficient for their purpose.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.