C S Breathnach
Biographic Data
| ID | 5894884 |
|---|---|
| NAME | C S Breathnach |
| GIVEN NAMES | C S |
| FAMILY NAME | Breathnach |
| SIGNATURE | BREATHNACH C S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Dublin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Problems with retrospective studies of the presence of schizophrenia
Studies concerning the presence of schizophrenia in the distant past are controversial. Some authors maintain that schizophrenia-like illnesses existed in antiquity, while others argue that this is quite doubtful. Imprecise definition of schizophrenia, imposition of the current concept of schizophrenia onto the past, difficulties in interpreting ancient texts describing schizophrenia-like conditions, and cultural variables involved in the clinica…
Psychiatry in Genoa
The most important lines in the history of Genoese psychiatry are presented. Eight milestones can be identified: (1) the construction of the first madhouse in 1841; (2) the continual increase from that period in the number of in-patients, and the lack of adequate accommodation; (3) the beginning of the teaching of psychiatry at the University of Genoa; (4) the stormy debate on the construction of a great madhouse near Cogoleto; (5) the opening of…
The Icelandic Sagas and the idea of personality and deviant personalities in the Middle Ages
Constance Pascal
Henry Hutchinson Stewart (1798-1879)
Henry Hutchinson Stewart [1798-1879] began life as a page to the Vice-Reine and came to the study of medicine rather belatedly. After some years in general practice he was appointed Governor to the Hospitals of the Houses of Industry in Dublin. In 1856 he was responsible for the removal of forgotten, friendless mental patients from the Houses of Industry to a disused hotel at Lucan outside the city. Later on, when a committee proposed to provide …
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Henry Hutchinson Stewart (1798-1879)
Henry Hutchinson Stewart [1798-1879] began life as a page to the Vice-Reine and came to the study of medicine rather belatedly. After some years in general practice he was appointed Governor to the Hospitals of the Houses of Industry in Dublin. In 1856 he was responsible for the removal of forgotten, friendless mental patients from the Houses of Industry to a disused hotel at Lucan outside the city. Later on, when a committee proposed to provide …
Constance Pascal
The Icelandic Sagas and the idea of personality and deviant personalities in the Middle Ages
Psychiatry in Genoa
The most important lines in the history of Genoese psychiatry are presented. Eight milestones can be identified: (1) the construction of the first madhouse in 1841; (2) the continual increase from that period in the number of in-patients, and the lack of adequate accommodation; (3) the beginning of the teaching of psychiatry at the University of Genoa; (4) the stormy debate on the construction of a great madhouse near Cogoleto; (5) the opening of…
Problems with retrospective studies of the presence of schizophrenia
Studies concerning the presence of schizophrenia in the distant past are controversial. Some authors maintain that schizophrenia-like illnesses existed in antiquity, while others argue that this is quite doubtful. Imprecise definition of schizophrenia, imposition of the current concept of schizophrenia onto the past, difficulties in interpreting ancient texts describing schizophrenia-like conditions, and cultural variables involved in the clinica…
History (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Mental Health and Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychoanalysis (3 works) · History of Medicine Studies (2 works) · Neurology and Historical Studies (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)