Mad-doctors in the dock defending the diagnosis, 1760-1913 / Joel Peter Eigen.

Contents Nasty, brutish, and short : criminal trials before the lawyer -- Delusion and its discontents -- When practitioners become professionals : the alienists' claim to knowledge -- The diagnosis in the dock -- The witness takes the stand -- Homicidal mania : provenance and cultural context -- The view from the bench : judicial discretion and forensic-psychiatric evidence -- Conclusion : on the origins of diagnosis.
General noteThis is the third of three volumes surveying a century and a half of insanity trials between 1760 and 1913; it follows Witnessing insanity and Unconscious crime.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2015043855
ISBN9781421420486 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1421420481 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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