Mental Disorder in Earlier Britain: Exploratory Studies

active appeared became beliefs body Britain called cause century chap chapter church common concerned condition connection considered continued course cure deal demonic derangement described developed devil discussion disease disorder disturbance doctor early effects England English epilepsy especially evidence example explanation fact followed given head Henry human humoral ideas illness important included indicated individual interest John kind king known late later least less lived Lond London madness meaning medicine medieval mental mental disorder mentioned middle mind natural noted original particular patient perhaps period physical physicians popular possession possible practice present probably psychiatric psychological Quakers reason record reference relevant religious seems seen sense shows shrine social spirit suggested taken theory thought tradition translation treatment usually woman