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Roy Porter looks at the bizarre and savage practices of doctors treating those afflicted by 'manias' ranging from huge doses of opium, bloodletting and cold water immersion, to beatings, confinement in cages and blistering.Porter, Roy is the author of 'Madmen A Social History of Madhouses, Mad-doctors & Lunatics', published 2005 under ISBN 9780752419725 and ISBN 0752419722.
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