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, and which was first identified in Italy in the 1760s. With a focus on the insanity that was caused by the disease, the authors examine how thousands of patients were...

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Egile nagusia:	Gentilcore, David (auth)
Beste egile batzuk:	Priani, Egidio (auth)
Formatua:	Baliabide elektronikoa Liburu kapitulua
Hizkuntza:	ingelesa
Argitaratua:	Cham Springer Nature 2023
Saila:	Mental Health in Historical Perspective
Gaiak:	European history History of medicine Economic history Social & cultural history Society & social sciences History of mental health Insanity Pellagra Mental disorder Pellagrous insanity History of psychiatry Asylums History of mental illness Social history of medicine Nineteenth century Agrarian history Environmental history Nutrition Poverty Welfare Maize cultivation Deficiency disease Anthropogenic disease Syphilis
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Pellagra and Pellagrous Insanity During the Long Nineteenth Century

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