Psychiatry and Chinese History
Download or Read eBook Psychiatry and Chinese History PDF written by Howard Chiang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Howard Chiang |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 294 |
| Release | : 2015-10-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781317318880 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1317318889 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Psychiatry and Chinese History by : Howard Chiang
Book excerpt: This collection examines psychiatric medicine in China across the early modern and modern periods. Essays focus on the diagnosis, treatment and cultural implications of madness and mental illness and explore the complex trajectory of the medicalization of the mind in shifting political contexts of Chinese history.
