Health, Disease, and Illness: Concepts in Medicine

by James J. McCartney and Arthur L. Caplan

Book Overview

In the 1850s, "Drapetomania" was the medical term for a disease found among black slaves in the United States. The main symptom was a strange desire to run away from their masters. In earlier centuries gout was understood as a metabolic disease of the affluent, so much so that it became a badge of uppercrust honor-and a medical excuse to avoid hard work. Today, is there such a thing as mental illness, or is mental illness just a myth? Is Alzheimer's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589010140
• ISBN13: 9781589010147
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 311 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 9.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher