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Introduction to the special issue: Global South histories of madness – new perspectives on mental troubles and psychiatry from Latin America and Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries

Year: 2026

Type: editorial

Abstract: This special issue, which brings together six articles, seeks to explore the question of madness from non-European contexts (Latin America and Africa), taking part in the dynamic renewal of historiography on mental disorder and psychiatry in the ‘Global South’ over the past few years. 1

Source: Medical History

DOI: 10.1017/mdh.2026.10056

Authors: Irène Favier, Romain Tiquet

Institutions: Université Grenoble Alpes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut des Mondes Africains

Language: English

Topic: Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W7147657402

Cites: 22

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