The madness of King George III: A psychiatric re-assessment

History of Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-37

  Peters, Timothy J ^a   Beveridge, Allan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute porphyria; Bipolar disorder; Chronic mania; King George III

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PORPHYRIA; PUBLIC FIGURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; ENGLAND; FAMOUS PERSONS; HISTORIOGRAPHY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PORPHYRIAS;

EID: 77649309870     PISSN: 0957154X     EISSN: 17402360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957154X09343825     Document Type: Article

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