Project Gutenberg 2011-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 283 Stearns, Henry Putnam 1828 1905 Stearns, H. P. (Henry Putnam) 07034131 Insanity: Its Causes and Prevention Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Insanity: Its Causes and Prevention" by Henry Putnam Stearns is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the growing interest and awareness surrounding insanity, its causes, and the measures necessary for its prevention. It aims to provide insights not just for specialists, but also for general practitioners and educated members of society who seek to understand the complexities of mental health and societal responsibilities toward the mentally ill. The opening of this publication sets the stage for a thorough examination of the increasing public interest in mental health, facilitated by shifts in societal views on insanity from being seen as a personal failing to a medical condition. Stearns outlines the evolving obligations of society to care for those suffering from insanity, emphasizing the inadequacies of past approaches to treatment and the necessity for institutional support. He discusses how these considerations are increasingly recognized as pivotal to the health of both individuals and society, urging for a systematic exploration of the underlying causes contributing to the rise of insanity. Through the introductory chapters, the author highlights not just the moral imperatives but also the public health implications tied to the growing rates of insanity in the modern world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Psychiatry -- Early works to 1900 RC Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Health & Medicine Category: Psychiatry/Psychology 361090 2025-06-15T07:31:35.870275 text/html 362160 2011-08-27T16:45:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 118256 2011-08-27T16:45:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 209056 2025-06-15T07:31:45.239235 application/epub+zip 213086 2025-06-15T07:31:39.981261 application/epub+zip 182768 2025-06-15T07:31:38.479258 application/epub+zip 454456 2025-06-15T07:31:49.083207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412560 2025-06-15T07:31:44.221288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314781 2022-09-17T05:46:15.157314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318184 2025-06-15T07:31:35.175318 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 318014 2011-08-27T16:45:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 110255 2011-08-27T16:45:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 318013 2011-08-27T16:45:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110215 2011-08-27T16:45:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20238 2025-06-15T07:31:49.228213 application/rdf+xml 18941 2025-06-15T07:31:39.058272 image/jpeg 4174 2025-06-15T07:31:38.770281 image/jpeg 208536 2025-06-15T07:31:35.900340 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog