Manic Minds Mania's Mad History and Its Neuro-Future

Hermsen, Lisa M. 1968- (Author).

Summary: Spanning several centuries, Manic Minds traces the multiple ways in which the word & ldquo;mania & rdquo; has been used by popular, medical, and academic writers. It reveals why the rhetorical history of the word is key to appreciating descriptions and meanings of the & ldquo;manic episode. & rdquo; Lisa M. Hermsen examines the way medical professionals analyzed the manic condition during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and offers the first in-depth analysis of contemporary manic autobiographies: bipolar figures who have written from within the illness itself.

Record details

ISBN: 9780813551586 (pbk. alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780813551579 (hardcover alk. paper)
ISBN: 0813552036 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780813552033 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 154 p.) : ill.
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electronic resource
Publisher: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2011..

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Mania multiplies with fury : textbook descriptions -- The maniac and the iconography of reform -- Midwestern mania : genetics in the heartland -- Manic lives : mad memoirs -- Neuropsychiatry, pharmacology, and imaging the new mania.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.