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A History of Ancient Psychiatry.
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By Giuseppe Roccatagliata
ISBN: 0-313-24419-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-24419-3
304 pages, bibliog.
Greenwood Press
Publication: 2/21/1986
List Price: $106.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
Subjects:
Series Title: Contributions in Medical Studies
Series Number: 16
Reviews:
  • Given the dearth of works on the history of ancient psychiatry (at least in the English language), this translation of a book by an Italian psychiatrist deserves notice. The book's prevailing theme is that `a substantial unity exists between ancient and modern psychiatry.' Roccatagliata finds ancient versions of the biological, clinical, and psychodynamic trends in current psychiatric thought ... the author does an admirable job compiling ancient writings on psychiatric thought through the decline of the Roman Empire--some sources most difficult to locate in English translation....
    —Choice
LC Card Number: 84-15721
LCC Class: RC438
Dewey Class: 616.89
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