Psychiatry and Chinese History
| Author | : Howard Chiang |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 294 |
| Release | : 2015-10-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781317318880 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1317318889 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (889 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Psychiatry and Chinese History by : Howard Chiang
Download or read book Psychiatry and Chinese History written by Howard Chiang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection examines psychiatric medicine in China across the early modern and modern periods. Essays focus on the diagnosis, treatment and cultural implications of madness and mental illness and explore the complex trajectory of the medicalization of the mind in shifting political contexts of Chinese history.
