![]() ![]() ![]() No book can claim to be exhaustive, and this one is no exception. To that end, it seemed important to conceive of the project broadly: consider developments from ancient times to the present, be global in scope, and gain the perspectives of researchers from throughout world. 1 The purpose of the collection was to take a snapshot of historical research on mental illness-an assessment of what has been accomplished, how the field is changing, and what some of the new directions for scholarship may be as we forge ahead. ![]() He is the History of Psychiatry Editor and an editorial board member of Psychiatric Times.Ī year ago, I edited a collection of articles by some of the world’s leading historians of psychiatry and mental illness. Dr Eghigian is Professor of Modern History and Former Director of the Science, Technology, and Society Program at Penn State University. ![]()
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