Introduction

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    When considering psychiatry and culture in Central Europe, in the introductory chapter to her book Hungarian Psychiatry, Society and Politics in the Long Nineteenth Century, Lafferton argues for the necessity of shifting the existing focus limited to Vienna and to Freud’s “discoveries,” which not only conceals the roots of psychoanalysis by obscuring the mental asylum and a variety of other psychiatric/psychological projects, but also dismisses Budapest and other Central European cities’ own modernist achievements as well as the salience of the Habsburg dilemma shared by both Austria and Hungary. A detailed history of Hungarian psychiatry in the period thus offers novel insights into the Central European crisis and its unique impact on culture and science. This introduction also provides an outline of the chapters to guide the reader through the book.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationMental Health in Historical Perspective
    PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
    Pages1-17
    Number of pages17
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2022

    Publication series

    NameMental Health in Historical Perspective
    ISSN (Print)2634-6036
    ISSN (Electronic)2634-6044

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