| Neuropsychiatric perspectives from nineteenth-century India: the diaries of Dr Charles I. Smith. | |
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PMID: 11951868 Owner: HMD Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The history of disease contributes to a better understanding of the growth of ideas in medicine. The colonial period was marked by a rapid increase in the variety of diseases that were known to European practitioners. We have studied the diary of Dr Charles Smith who worked in Bangalore in the nineteenth century. We feel that some of his descriptions tally with later accounts of cysticercosis. He also comments on a wide range of behavioural symptoms, and attempts to correlate neuropathological observations to these. This neuropsychiatric perspective was prominent in the nineteenth century. Infective causes of psychiatric disorders are once again considered important; this account highlights the fact that similar ideas were prevalent in British India, even 150 years ago. In addition, Dr Smith's comments describe the social mileu of 'western' medicine in India in the early colonial period. |
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Authors:
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S Jain; P Murthy; S K Shankar |
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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: 12 ISSN: 0957-154X ISO Abbreviation: Hist Psychiatry Publication Date: 2001 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-04-12 Completed Date: 2002-04-24 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9013819 Medline TA: Hist Psychiatry Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 459-66 Citation Subset: Q |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India. sjain@nimhans.kar.nic.in |
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Colonialism
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history* Great Britain History, 19th Century India Manuscripts as Topic / history* Neurology / history* Physicians / history* Psychiatry / history* |
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Personal Name Subject:
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C I Smith |
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