Concepción de la mente y de la enfermedad mental en la Antigüedad Clásica
- Mínguez Martín, Luis
- González Pablos, Emilio
- García Sánchez, Julián
- Herreros Guilarte, Ignacio
ISSN: 0210-7279
Year of publication: 2009
Issue: 198
Pages: 253-264
Type: Article
More publications in: Informaciones psiquiátricas: Publicación científica de los Centros de la Congregación de Hermanas Hospitalarias del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús
Abstract
Introduction: illness’consideration as a natural process instead of divine punishment comes from greek miracle (V-IV centuries b. C). Aim: to study mind and mental illness’ conception in Classic Antiquity. Methodology: the references used have been articles and treaties about History, History of Medicine and Archaeology. Results: in old hipocratic and post-hipocratic times (V y IV centuries b. C.), medicine becomes independent from philosophy and begins to base in natural science (humoural theory). Ill people won’t be considered as sinners any mo-re, although they continue socially excluded according to beauty and health ideals, which will change with Christianity. Discussion: scientific knowledge of mental disorders begins in Classic Greece, although mythic consideration of illness continues through Asclepius’ cult