Book
Self, senility, and Alzheimer's disease in modern America: a history
2006
Abstract
Senility haunts the landscape of the self-made man, asserts historian Jesse Ballenger. Here, Ballenger traces the transformation of senility as a cultural category from the late nineteenth century to the late twentieth century, when Alzheimer's disease became increasingly associated with the terrifying concept of losing one's self." "Drawing on scientific and popular discourses on aging and dementia, Ballenger explores the significance of dementia as a major health issue and the emergence of gerontology as a science to describe normal aging and distinguish it from disease. In addition, he examines how psychiatry approaches the treatment of senility and follows scientific attempts to understand the brain pathology of dementia.
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Details
- Title
- Self, senility, and Alzheimer's disease in modern America
- Creators
- Jesse F. Ballenger - Drexel University
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press; Baltimore
- Number of pages
- 236
- Resource Type
- Book
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Administration
- Other Identifier
- 0801882761; 9780801882760; 9780801888885; 0801888883; 991020535061404721