Pellagra and Pellagrous Insanity During the Long Nineteenth Century /

This open access book explores the history of pellagra, a vitamin deficiency disease brought about by a shift in agriculture to maize, which ravaged Italy from the 1760s. With a focus on the insanity that was caused by the disease, the authors examine how thousands of patients were treated in Italia...

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Main Authors:	Gentilcore, David (Author), Priani, Egidio (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Edition:	1st ed. 2023.
Series:	Mental Health in Historical Perspective,
Subjects:	Italy-History. Medicine-History. Economic history. Social history. Sociology. Nutrition. Food. History of Italy. History of Medicine. Economic History. Social History. Sociology of Food and Nutrition. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book