Esquirol Patient, Dementia, 1838

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Esquirol Patient, Dementia, 1838

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Entitled "Aliéné en démence (Disposed of dementia)" Front view of a man who is sitting on the floor; he is wearing a gown which is pulled up over his mouth, and he is hugging his knees which are drawn up to his chest. Lithograph appeared in "Des maladies mentales considerees sous les rapports medicale, hygienique et medico-legal" by Étienne Esquirol. Insanity, craziness or madness is a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity may manifest as violations of societal norms, including a person becoming a danger to themselves or others, though not all such acts are considered insanity. In modern usage, insanity is most commonly encountered as an informal unscientific term denoting mental instability, or in the narrow legal context of the insanity defense. In the medical profession the term is now avoided in favor of diagnoses of specific mental disorders; the presence of delusions or hallucinations is broadly referred to as psychosis. When discussing mental illness in general terms, "psychopathology" is considered a preferred descriptor.

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February 24th, 2015

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