Observations on the nature, kinds, causes, and prevention, of insanity / by Thomas Arnold.

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1806
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Observations on the nature, kinds, causes, and prevention, of insanity / by Thomas Arnold. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London : Richard Phillips, 1806.

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2 volumes ; 8o

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2nd ed., corr. & improved.

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Note: First published in 1782, the above work has been described as marking "the beginning of a new phase in the development of psychiatry, the rise of the professional psychiatrist" (Leigh, The historical development of British psychiatry). It is also important for providing the best historical account of the subject up to that time. "Arnold's attention to clinical detail and his thorough historical survey set an entirely new standard of scientific scholarship in psychiatric literature" (Hunter & Macalpine)

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