| Contents |
| List of Tables and Figures |
xii |
| Abbreviations |
xiii |
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| 1: Methodology - Mental Incapacity in the Present |
1 |
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and the Past |
9 |
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| 2: Sources and the Law |
30 |
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Documentation |
30 |
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Interpretation |
41 |
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Implications |
56 |
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Alternatives |
63 |
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Criminal Defences |
72 |
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| 3: Patterns of Madness |
91 |
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Contingencies |
91 |
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Numbers |
107 |
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Explanations |
114 |
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Sex and Gender |
123 |
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Duration of Symptoms |
127 |
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Age |
134 |
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Social Effects and Attitudes |
138 |
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Marital Status |
144 |
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Geographical Distribution |
151 |
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Seasonality |
160 |
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Classifications of Incapacity |
164 |
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Conclusion |
171 |
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| 4: Being Mad |
173 |
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Introduction |
173 |
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Appearances |
176 |
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Self-awareness |
183 |
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Prodigality, Numeracy and Literacy |
193 |
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Animality |
202 |
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Sobriety, Sociability and Laughter |
208 |
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Violence |
216 |
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Class and Gender |
222 |
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Conclusion |
233 |
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| 5: Being Sane |
237 |
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Introduction |
237 |
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Drinking |
239 |
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Gambling |
245 |
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Physical Conditions |
247 |
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Mental Capacity |
257 |
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Conclusion |
265 |
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| 6: Mind and Body: The Cause of Insanity |
269 |
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Introduction |
269 |
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Physical and Emotional Causes |
272 |
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Hereditary |
288 |
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| 7: Madness and Religion |
293 |
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Introduction |
293 |
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Cause or Consequence? |
301 |
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Madness and the Supernatural |
316 |
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Conclusion |
322 |
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| 8: The Language of Insanity 1: Words About the Insane |
331 |
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Introduction |
331 |
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Evidence |
333 |
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Words |
336 |
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| 9: The Language of Insanity 2: The Words of the Insane |
356 |
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Spoken Words |
356 |
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Written Words |
376 |
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Conclusion |
387 |
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| Conclusion |
389 |
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| Glossary |
409 |
| Bibliography |
411 |
| Index |
443 |
