Mental Health & Drugs; A Map of the Mind
The practice of physical medicine underwent a sea change at the turn of the 20th century, but the management of mental disorders stayed much the same as it had been since Rome. New names have been coined for disorders, and synthetic drugs are advertised as a solution to every problem, but the causes...
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Ion Motofei, Carol Davila University
2020-10-01
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| description | The practice of physical medicine underwent a sea change at the turn of the 20th century, but the management of mental disorders stayed much the same as it had been since Rome. New names have been coined for disorders, and synthetic drugs are advertised as a solution to every problem, but the causes are still largely unknown and, although spontaneous remission can occur, there are no cures. This review of psychiatric diagnosis and treatment from Rome to the 21st century offers a rationale to support the classic (and still current) classification of disorders. It offers a method of distinguishing the major kinds of disorders and suggests when the prescription of psychoactive drugs may—or may not—be appropriate. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ae02611c08b14df881bac1323f4a65ee2022-12-21T23:07:48ZengIon Motofei, Carol Davila UniversityJournal of Mind and Medical Sciences2392-76742392-76742020-10-017213314010.22543/7674.72.P133140Mental Health & Drugs; A Map of the MindWylie Jones Jordan0UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH, 301 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD, GALVESTON, TEXAS 77555 (1960-1964)The practice of physical medicine underwent a sea change at the turn of the 20th century, but the management of mental disorders stayed much the same as it had been since Rome. New names have been coined for disorders, and synthetic drugs are advertised as a solution to every problem, but the causes are still largely unknown and, although spontaneous remission can occur, there are no cures. This review of psychiatric diagnosis and treatment from Rome to the 21st century offers a rationale to support the classic (and still current) classification of disorders. It offers a method of distinguishing the major kinds of disorders and suggests when the prescription of psychoactive drugs may—or may not—be appropriate.https://scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1236&context=jmmsmadnessmelancholiamindbrain |
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| title_short | Mental Health & Drugs; A Map of the Mind |
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