Mind and Madness in Ancient Greece

Mind and Madness in Ancient Greece: The Classical Roots of Modern Psychiatry is a medical book by Bennett Simon. It was published by Cornell University Press in 1978 and reprinted on August 31, 1980.

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• Journal of the American Medical Association

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