Madhouses, Mad-Doctors, and Madmen JNLC Using illustrative examples from a

Using illustrative examples from a variety of disciplines

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starting with the relation between faith and reason and continuing through the existence and nature of God and His creation

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Breaking new ground in presenting the life of Catherine McAuley (1778

Madhouses, Mad-Doctors, and Madmen JNLC Using illustrative examples from aThe Victorian Age saw the transformation of the madhouse into the asylum into the mental hospital; of the mad doctor into the alienist into the psychiatrist; and of the madman (and madwoman) into the mental patient. In Andrew Scull's edited collection Madhouses, Mad Doctors, and Madmen, contributors' essays offer a historical analysis of the issues that continue to plague the psychiatric profession today. Topics covered include the debate over the