Pellagra and Pellagrous Insanity During the Long Nineteenth Century
This open access book explores the history of pellagra, a vitamin deficiency disease brought about by a shift in agriculture to maize, which ravaged Italy from the 1760s. With a focus on the insanity that was caused by the disease, the authors examine how thousands of patients were treated in Italia...
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Main Authors: | Gentilcore, David (Author), Priani, Egidio (Author) |
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Corporate Author: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2023.
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2023. |
Series: | Mental Health in Historical Perspective,
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