The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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Page 37
... It may also result from a skull injury , encephalitis or a cerebral haemorrhage in early childhood , which has caused an organic cerebral defect that is manifested in psychopathic be- haviour THE DEGENERATION CONCEPT IN PSYCHIATRY 37.
... It may also result from a skull injury , encephalitis or a cerebral haemorrhage in early childhood , which has caused an organic cerebral defect that is manifested in psychopathic be- haviour THE DEGENERATION CONCEPT IN PSYCHIATRY 37.
Page 53
... early in the 20th century , patients with dementia paralytica made up a conside- rable proportion of the population of mental hospitals . Elisabeth Herne may well have been one of these , in which case any hereditary factor is of course ...
... early in the 20th century , patients with dementia paralytica made up a conside- rable proportion of the population of mental hospitals . Elisabeth Herne may well have been one of these , in which case any hereditary factor is of course ...
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... early age . This gives us the key or rather the two keys -to this mystery . From an early age , Johnson had to take special precautions in walking . His vision was poor , his hearing defective , and his motoricity disturbed . For simple ...
... early age . This gives us the key or rather the two keys -to this mystery . From an early age , Johnson had to take special precautions in walking . His vision was poor , his hearing defective , and his motoricity disturbed . For simple ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
Copyright | |
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