Posted by Estella on August 20, 2006, at 1:11:20
In reply to Re: historic CSA *trigger*, posted by harrisonpope on April 20, 2006, at 13:08:40
> Natural human psychological phenomena, such as delusions, hallucinations, depression, anxiety, and dementia, have been portrayed in countless written works throughout the ages. Therefore, if "dissociative amnesia" were also a natural psychological phenomenon, then it also should appear in written works throughout history.
> Is it plausible that dissociative amnesia has always existed, but for some reason was never explicitly portrayed in written works prior to 1800? This is NOT plausible.'The historian of psychiatry Edward Shorter (1997)... Agrees with the more constructionist-minded historians that schizophrenia was virtually unknown before the late 18th century...'.
Murphy, Dominic (2001) Hacking's Reconciliation: Putting the Biological and Sociological Together in the Explanation of Mental Illness.
> If you feel that you can rebut any of my arguments above, please do not hesitate to reply.We kinda did if you bothered to read the thread...
I haven't checked out the schizophrenia claim. It would seem to me, however, that if schizophrenia is similarly not reported prior to the 1800's that you would have shown amnesia to be... Similar to schizophrenia.
Well done :-)
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