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A Critical History of Schizophrenia Palgrave Studies in the Theory and History of Psychology Series editor: Jack Martin, Simon Fraser University, Canada Series Editorial Board: Alex Gillespie, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Suzanne R. Kirschner, College of the Holy Cross, USA Lisa Osbeck, University of West Georgia, USA Peter Raggatt, James Cook University, Australia Thomas Teo, York University, Canada Palgrave Studies in the Theory and History of Psychology publishes scholarly books that use historical and theoretical methods to critically examine the historical development and contemporary status of psychological concepts, methods, research, theories, and interventions. The books in the series are characterised by an emphasis on the concrete particulars of psychologists’ scientific and professional practices, together with a critical examination of the assumptions that attend their use. 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Please contact your bookseller or, in case of difficulty, write tous at the address below with your name and address, the title of the series and the ISBN quoted above. Customer Services Department, Macmillan Distribution Ltd, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS, England A Critical History of Schizophrenia Kieran McNally Adjunct Lecturer in Psychology, University College Dublin, Ireland © Kieran McNally 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-45680-9 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-55226-9 ISBN 978-1-137-45681-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137456816 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McNally, Kieran. A critical history of schizophrenia / Kieran McNally, Adjunct Lecturer in Psychology, University College Dublin, Ireland. pages cm.—(Palgrave studies in the theory and history of psychology) 1. Schizophrenia—History. I. Title. RC514.M42 2015 616.89’8—dc23 2015028739 Typeset by MPS Limited, Chennai, India. Mesdames et Messieurs, je serais hereux si j’avais réussi à vous montrer que la schizophrénie n’est pas un concept purement théorique et illusoire Eugen Bleuler, 1926, p. 17 This page intentionally left blank Contents Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1 1 Schizoidia: The Lexicon 14 2 The Split Personality 21 3 Definitions of Schizophrenia 39 4 Catatonia: Faces in the Fire 68 5 Chasing the Phantom: Classification 86 6 Myth and Forgetting: Bleuler’s ‘Four As’ 109 7 Social Prejudice 127 8 Contesting Schizophrenia? 147 9 Manufacturing Consensus in North America 168 Conclusions: Twentieth-century Schizophrenia 197 Epilogue: Consider Nijinsky 211 Appendix: Goodbye to Hebephrenia 213 Notes 215 Further Reading 219 References 233 Index 263 vii This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgements I first developed an interest in the concept of schizophrenia while working at the Institute of Psychiatry in London under the auspices of the effervescent Jeffery Gray, whose lasting impression on me was his compulsive desire to question. It was my additional fortune to later meet Adrian Brock, my thesis supervisor at University College Dublin (UCD), who patiently taught me how a historical approach could be applied to understanding schizophrenia. For both encounters I am extremely grateful. As academia is a collaborative process many people helped this book emerge in numerous ways. Much of this book, for example, saw light in earlier publications in journals whose peer review process greatly enhanced the book. As such, I owe a great deal of thanks to the insightful comments of editorial teams and numerous anonymous peer reviewers at journals such as History of Psychiatry, History of Psychology, Theory and Psychology, The Psychologist, and the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences. I also received much assistance from staff at UCD and from vari- ous attendees at conferences, such as the annual gathering of the British Psychological Society’s History and Philosophy of Psychology Section and the European Conference on Schizophrenia. Conservatively, I put the number of contributors at close to 100 people. There are too many to name, but in the early days I recall that Geoff Burn, Alan Collins, and Jon Sutton gave particular encouragement that the book was much needed. Since then, I have drawn particular inspiration from the ency- clopaedic Graham Richards and the seemingly omniscient Richard Noll. I would also like to acknowledge funding from the IRCHSS (Irish Research Council) and from the Wellcome Trust. And, of course, this book would also not have been possible without the help of the staff at Palgrave Macmillan and Jack Martin, the series editor, as well as Jayne MacArthur, copyeditor. Last, but not least, this book would not have happened without sup- port from my close friends, beloved parents, and family. I trust you know your names, although Hugh (9) and Sadhbh (6) would doubtless like to see theirs in print. Kids, I am now finished this ‘boring old history of skips-o-phrenia’. We can go outside and play in the garden. Kieran McNally ix
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