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Andrew Scull

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Andrew T. Scull is a British-born sociologist who researches the social history of medicine and the history of psychiatry. He is a distinguished professor of sociology and science studies at University of California, San Diego, and recipient of the Roy Porter Medal for lifetime contributions to the history of medicine. His books include Madhouse: A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern Medicine, Madness in Civilization: A Cultural History of Insanity, and Desperate Remedies: Psychiatry's Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness.

Books

Madness in Civilization
Madness in Civilization
Andrew Scull
Desperate Remedies
Desperate Remedies
Andrew Scull
Madness: A Very Short Introduction
Madness: A Very Short Introduction
Andrew Scull
Madhouse
Madhouse
Andrew Scull
Psychiatry and Its Discontents
Psychiatry and Its Discontents
Andrew Scull
Hysteria
Hysteria
Andrew Scull
Unhinged
Unhinged
Andrew Scull, Patrick Allegaert, Bart Marius
Undertaker of the Mind
Undertaker of the Mind
Andrew Scull, Jonathan Andrews
The Asylum as Utopia (Psychology Revivals)
The Asylum as Utopia (Psychology Revivals)
Andrew Scull
Loucura na civilização
Loucura na civilização
Andrew Scull
Durkheim and the Law
Durkheim and the Law
Andrew Scull, Steven Lukes
Desperate Remedies
Desperate Remedies
Andrew Scull
Desperate Remedies
Desperate Remedies
Andrew Scull
Cultural Sociology of Mental Illness
Cultural Sociology of Mental Illness
Andrew Scull
The Most Solitary of Afflictions
The Most Solitary of Afflictions
Andrew Scull
The Insanity of Place / The Place of Insanity
The Insanity of Place / The Place of Insanity
Andrew Scull
Social Order/Mental Disorder
Social Order/Mental Disorder
Andrew Scull
Madhouses, Mad-Doctors, and Madmen
Madhouses, Mad-Doctors, and Madmen
Andrew Scull
Masters of Bedlam
Masters of Bedlam
Andrew Scull, Charlotte MacKenzie, Nicholas Hervey
Psychiatry and Its Discontents
Psychiatry and Its Discontents
Andrew Scull

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