The moon and madness / Niall McCrae.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCrae, Niall.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental illness.

Human beings--Effect of the moon on.

Human beings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Luton, U.K.] : Andrews U.K. Ltd., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Lunacy, the legendary notion of minds unhinged by the moon, continues to captivate the popular imagination. Although it violates the assumptions of modern science and psychiatry, such belief remains common among mental health workers. Furthermore, several studies have found a small, unexplained correlation between behaviour and the lunar cycle. The book is divided into two parts. It begins with a historical account of the lunacy concept, followed by an investigation of hypothetical mechanism...

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Body Matter; Nearest Heaven; The Medieval Cosmos; Lunacy in the Age of Reason; Eclipsed by Mental Science; An Elusive Proof; Our Mischievous Minds; A Distracting Glow; Tidal Rhythms; Reconciling Mind and Cosmos; Back Matter; Bibliography; Also Available

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-44550-6

9786613445506

1-84540-331-2

OCLC:

769344457