| Alexander Crichton on the psychopathology of the passions. | |
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PMID: 20617633 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Alexander Crichton (1763-1856) made significant contributions to the medical theory of the passions, yet there exists no systematic exegesis of this particular aspect of his work. The present article explores four themes in Crichton's work on the passions: (1) the role of irritability in the physiology of the passions; (2) the manner in which irritability and sensibility contribute to the valence, or polarity, of the passions; (3) the elaboration of a psychopathology of the passions that emphasizes their physiological form rather than meaningful content or connections; and (4) the insistence that medical science ought to ignore ethical and other 'moral' psychological and social aspects of the passions. |
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Authors:
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Louis C Charland |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: History of psychiatry Volume: 19 ISSN: 0957-154X ISO Abbreviation: Hist Psychiatry Publication Date: 2008 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-12 Completed Date: 2010-08-20 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9013819 Medline TA: Hist Psychiatry Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 275-96 Citation Subset: QIS |
Affiliation:
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Department of Philosophy and Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. charland@uwo.ca |
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Emotions* History, 18th Century History, 19th Century Humans Irritable Mood* Psychiatry / history* Psychopathology / history* Psychophysiology / history* Scotland |
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Personal Name Subject:
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Alexander Crichton |
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