2012/11/19 by Thomas Lepoutre, Tom Dening · 1 citation
Psychology · Health Professions · Medicine · #Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research #Health, Medicine and Society #Historical and Scientific Studies
paper · doi:10.1177/0957154x12461468
openalex publication_date 2012/11/19 · openalex created_date 2018/03/29 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
The following text is the conclusion of a two-part translation of Falret’s 1854 essay arguing against the concept of monomania. In order to shine new light on the conceptual understanding of madness, the text emphasizes the importance of thorough clinical observations and the perspective of the whole patient, rejecting the disproportionate attention given to isolated symptoms, and in this respect his work represents a turning point away from the more traditional alienism.