{"product_id":"paranoia-a-pathogenic-essay-on-systematized-delusions-9798198447608","title":"Paranoia: A Pathogenic Essay on Systematized Delusions","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): M. Smouch | Júlio de Matos\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rare nineteenth-century psychiatric classic, now presented in English for modern readers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParanoia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Portuguese physician and psychiatrist \u003cb\u003eJ�lio de Matos\u003c\/b\u003e offers a rigorous historical and critical examination of one of the most debated concepts in nineteenth-century psychiatry. Moving across French, German, Italian, English, American, and Russian medical literature, Matos studies the evolution of paranoia as a diagnostic category, tracing its relationship to chronic delusion, hallucination, obsession, degeneration, reasoning, and the broader classification of mental illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in an era when psychiatry was still defining its scientific vocabulary, this work captures a crucial moment in the history of mental medicine. Matos engages with major figures such as Morel, Magnan, Kraepelin, Las�gue, Falret, Tanzi, Riva, and others, comparing competing theories and terminology while developing his own critical position.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis English edition is designed for readers interested in the history of psychiatry, psychology, medical humanities, nineteenth-century science, and the intellectual history of mental illness. It preserves the technical and historical character of the original while making the text accessible to contemporary English-language readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA valuable source for scholars, students, clinicians, historians, and readers of classic medical literature, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParanoia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e offers a window into the foundations of modern psychiatric thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890523685015,"sku":"9798198447608","price":1435.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798198447608.webp?v=1781180374","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/paranoia-a-pathogenic-essay-on-systematized-delusions-9798198447608","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}