Insanity and its treatment, etc.

Insanity and its treatment in Islamic society.

A description of the actual treatment of the insane in medieval Islamic society is a difficult task for three major reasons. First, the medical texts, especially the well-known treatise on insanity by Ishaq ibn 'Imran,2 give descriptions of various mental disturbances and their therapies; these accounts are, however, usually restricted to the Galenic tradition, are generally nonclinical, and do...

fluoride and dental fluorosis and treatment

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The Sedative Treatment of Insanity

The Treatment of Insanity, Ancient and Modern

The early history of medicine clcarly proves that diseases which are now of ordinary occurrcncc were known to the ancients, and that they were well acquainted with many remedies for the treatment of them which we still esteem valuable. The reason of this is obvious. The practice of mcdicinc was originally founded on observation and experience. AV e accordingly find that the priest-physicians?na...

On the Causes and Treatment of Insanity

Religious excitement forms 110 small number of the assigned causes; and, in accordance with the humane purpose of the institution, I feel it a duty to mention any cause, against the operation of which it may be possible, in some degree, to guard. I do not believe tliat true religion is ever a cause of insanity, though fanaticism or erroneous theological views undoubtedly may. Mental derangement...