Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 2
2. Praise for Madness in Civilization 4
3. CONTENTS 6
4. Acknowledgments 8
5. Chapter One. CONFRONTING MADNESS 10
6. Chapter Two. MADNESS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD 16
7. Chapter Three. THE DARKNESS AND THE DAWN 48
8. Chapter Four. MELANCHOLIE AND MADNESSE 86
9. Chapter Five. MADHOUSES AND MAD-DOCTORS 122
10. Chapter Six. NERVES AND NERVOUSNESS 162
11. Chapter Seven. THE GREAT CONFINEMENT 188
12. Chapter Eight. DEGENERATION AND DESPAIR 224
13. Chapter Nine. THE DEMI-FOUS 268
14. Chapter Ten. DESPERATE REMEDIES 290
15. Chapter Eleven. A MEANINGFUL INTERLUDE 322
16. Chapter Twelve. A PSYCHIATRIC REVOLUTION? 358
17. NOTES 412
18. BIBLIOGRAPHY 428
19. SOURCES OF ILLUSTRATIONS 440
20. INDEX 441