Ian Dowbiggin Books
A Merciful End: The Euthanasia Movement in Modern America
"While it may seem that debates over euthanasia began with Jack Kevorkian, the practice of mercy killings extends back to Ancient Greece and beyond. In America, the debate has raged for well over a...
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Inheriting Madness: Professionalization And Psychiatric Knowledge In Nineteenth-Century France (Medicine And Society) (Volume 4)
By Ian Robert Dowbiggin, Ian Dowbiggin, Dowbiggin, Ian
Historically, one of the recurring arguments in psychiatry has been that heredity is the root cause of mental illness. In __Inheriting Madness__, Ian Dowbiggin traces the rise in popularity of here...
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The search for domestic bliss
Why are Americans so bad at marriage? It's certainly not for lack of trying. By the early 21st century Americans were spending billions on marriage and family counseling, seeking advice and guidanc...
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The Quest For Mental Health: A Tale Of Science, Medicine, Scandal, Sorrow, And Mass Society
By Ian Robert Dowbiggin, ProQuest (Firm), Ian Dowbiggin
This is the story of one of the most far-reaching human endeavors in history: the quest for mental well-being. From its origins in the eighteenth century to its wide scope in the early twenty-first...
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