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The investigation of mental disorders is often considered a achievement of the modern scientific era. However, the roots of systematic observation, description, and interpretation of mental illnesses date back to ancient Greek civilization, where for the first time in human thought history, disease was attempted to be separated from superstition and incorporated into a framework of natural causes and rational explanation.
This journey was not linear nor free of contradictions; however, it was fruitful, creative, and crucial in shaping later medical tradition. This work sheds light precisely on this pathway: the transition from philosophical contemplation of the soul to a structured scientific medical discourse on mental illnesses.
In ancient Greek culture, the soul was not the exclusive domain of philosophy or medicine; it was a meeting point for both. Philosophers explored its nature, parts, and functions, its relationship with the body, and its destiny after death. Medical practitioners, in turn, sought to understand how disturbances in bodily functions affect cognition, emotion, and behavior, and vice versa.
Manufacturer
- Publisher
- Iatrikes Ekdoseis P. CH. Paschalidis
- Type
- Humanities, Medicine - Therapies, Nursing
- Language
- Greek
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 600
- Release Date
- 01/06/2026
- Publication Date
- 2026
- Dimensions
- 21x29 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9789925353347
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