The Surpu: exorcism of antisocial personality disorder in ancient Mesopotamia
The history of the medical description of personality disorders is generally accepted as starting in the late eighteenth century with Pinel. However there may be a much earlier record of the problems of severe personality disorder. In this article we examine the Surpu, an ancient Mesopotamian incant...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2013
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Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2013, Volume: 16, Issue: 7, Pages: 671-685 |
Further subjects: | B
ancient psychiatry
B psychopathy; antisocial personality disorder B Psychopathology B Dyssocial personality disorder |
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