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- Title
Chapter 6: Isaac Ray and the Case: Narrative, Data, and Early Psychiatric Method.
- Authors
Grubbs, Lindsey
- Abstract
The article explores the role of literary thought in the development of psychiatry in the U.S., focusing on psychiatrist Isaac Ray's acknowledgment of literary influences in psychiatric method. It discusses the narrative basis of psychiatric expansion, tracing the evolution of diagnoses like moral insanity and their reliance on behavioral narratives. It highlights Ray's advocacy for the doctrine of moral insanity as a pivotal moment in the professionalization of psychiatry.
- Subjects
IMAGINATION; HABIT; INSANITY defense; CRIMINAL psychology
- Publication
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 2023, Vol 112, Issue 3, p115
- ISSN
0065-9746
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/tap.2023.a918770