02442nam 2200565 a 450 991078973430332120230725032429.01-283-44550-697866134455061-84540-331-2(CKB)2670000000133787(EBL)831795(OCoLC)769344457(SSID)ssj0000638735(PQKBManifestationID)11382875(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000638735(PQKBWorkID)10598349(PQKB)10149398(MiAaPQ)EBC831795(Au-PeEL)EBL831795(CaPaEBR)ebr10528080(CaONFJC)MIL344550(EXLCZ)99267000000013378720120229d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe moon and madness[electronic resource] /Niall McCrae[Luton, U.K.] Andrews U.K. Ltd.20111 online resource (262 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84540-214-6 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Body Matter; Nearest Heaven; The Medieval Cosmos; Lunacy in the Age of Reason; Eclipsed by Mental Science; An Elusive Proof; Our Mischievous Minds; A Distracting Glow; Tidal Rhythms; Reconciling Mind and Cosmos; Back Matter; Bibliography; Also AvailableLunacy, the legendary notion of minds unhinged by the moon, continues to captivate the popular imagination. Although it violates the assumptions of modern science and psychiatry, such belief remains common among mental health workers. Furthermore, several studies have found a small, unexplained correlation between behaviour and the lunar cycle. The book is divided into two parts. It begins with a historical account of the lunacy concept, followed by an investigation of hypothetical mechanism...Mental illnessHuman beingsEffect of the moon onMental illness.Human beingsEffect of the moon on.616.89071McCrae Niall1483740MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789734303321The moon and madness3702025UNINA