The contcept of mental illness from pharaonic times to present day Islam

Other Title(s)

مفهوم المرض النفسي من عهد الفراعنة إلى الإسلام الحديث
Concept des maladies mentales de l'e[oque qharaonique au temps Islamique actuel

Author

Ukashah, Ahmad

Source

The Arab Journal of Psychiatry

Issue

Vol. 1, Issue 1 (30 Nov. 1989), pp.1-6, 6 p.

Publisher

The Arab Federation of Psychiatrists

Publication Date

1989-11-30

Country of Publication

Jordan

No. of Pages

6

Main Subjects

Psychiatry

Abstract EN

The article presents an overview of the historical development of the con¬cept of mental illness, from the ancient times to the Greek and Arab Cultures, up to the modern era.

The pharaonic concepts of hysteria depression and suicide were explored, the etiology of mental illness in different cultures was discussed.

The Islamic period was seen through the Koran and the different books of the great Arab physicians.

Abstract FRE

Cet article present une enquête du développement historique du concept des maladies mentales de l’ancienne époque, de la culture greque et arabe jus qu’au l’aire moderne.

Les concepts pharaoniques de la dépression hystérique et du suicide sont revus.

L’étiologie des maladies mentales dans différente cultures fût discutée.

L’âge islamique a été revu a travers le Coran et les différents livres des grands médecins arabes.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Ukashah, Ahmad. 1989. The contcept of mental illness from pharaonic times to present day Islam. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry،Vol. 1, no. 1, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-233724

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Ukashah, Ahmad. The contcept of mental illness from pharaonic times to present day Islam. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 1, no. 1 (November 1989), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-233724

American Medical Association (AMA)

Ukashah, Ahmad. The contcept of mental illness from pharaonic times to present day Islam. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry. 1989. Vol. 1, no. 1, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-233724

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 6

Record ID

BIM-233724