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Etiology.

Rosanoff, Aaron J.

Pages: 1 –19

"On studying closely the etiology of mental diseases one soon recognizes the fact that in the great majority of cases the disease is produced--not by a particular or specific cause, but by a series of unfavorable conditions which first prepare the soil and then, by their simultaneous action,...

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Symptomatology--Disorders of Perception.

Rosanoff, Aaron J.

Pages: 20 –35

"The senses," says Johannes Mueller, "inform us of the various conditions of our body by the special sensations transmitted through the sensory nerves. They also enable us to recognize the qualities and the changes of the bodies which surround us, in so far as these determine the particular state...

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Symptomatology (Continued).

Rosanoff, Aaron J.

Pages: 36 –52

This chapter continues the discussion on symptomatology. Topics covered in this chapter include disorders of consciousness, memory, voluntary association, attention, automatic association, and judgment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

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Symptomatology (Concluded).

Rosanoff, Aaron J.

Pages: 53 –64

This chapter concludes the book's discussion on symptomatology. Topics covered include disorders of affectivity and disorders of the reactions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

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Mental Deficiency.

Rosanoff, Aaron J.

Pages: 68 –89

This chapter on mental deficiency begins by defining it. It then explores the etiology and the extent of mental deficiency. Next, it describes the first manifestations, symptoms, and complications. Other topics covered include morbid anatomy, associated physical anomalies, prognosis, and...

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Psychic Disorders Associated with Epilepsy.

Rosanoff, Aaron J.

Pages: 90 –101

From a psychiatric standpoint, epilepsy may manifest itself by permanent disorders and by paroxysmal accidents. Permanent psychic disorders impart to the epileptic personality a peculiar stamp and often lead one to surmise the existence of the disease before knowledge of any seizures is had. We...

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Dementia Prcox (Schizophrenia).

Rosanoff, Aaron J.

Pages: 102 –127

Under the name hebephrenia, Hecker, inspired by his preceptor, Kahlbaum, described a psychosis which develops by predilection at the age of puberty and which terminates in a peculiar state of mental deterioration. Later Kraepelin extended the views of Hecker and added to this group catatonia,...

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Manic-Depressive Psychoses.

Rosanoff, Aaron J.

Pages: 128 –153

Manic-depressive psychoses are manifested in attacks presenting a double characteristic: a tendency toward recovery without mental deterioration and a tendency toward recurrence. From a symptomatic standpoint the attacks are of three types, which we shall describe successively: Manic type;...

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Paranoic Conditions.

Rosanoff, Aaron J.

Pages: 154 –164

At one time paranoia was one of the most commonly made diagnoses in psychiatric practice. The term was loosely applied to almost all delusional states. Following Kraepelin, the majority of cases are now included under dementia prsecox, and the term paranoia is applied to a small group of cases...

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Psychoneuroses.

Rosanoff, Aaron J.

Pages: 165 –185

This chapter on psychoneuroses discusses each of the following in turn: hysteria, neurasthenia, and psychasthenia. Many conditions with which psychiatrists have to deal demand a certain broadening of the traditional conception of disease--that of some morbid material or influence engrafted upon...

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