title: [About the concept of madness and its reflexes on mental health care].
abstract: This is a theoretical reflection on the historical perception and conceptualization of madness and, consequently, on ways of acting towards it. We start from ancient Greek conceptions and move up to the present days, focusing mainly on those periods when perceptions and actions towards madness changed. We conclude that getting to know the historical forms of the madness concept is important to be able to denaturalize our conceptions and reflect about our current practice in care for patients going through mental suffering.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Ceará. liasilveira@uece.br
authors.forename: Lia Carneiro
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.forename: Violante Augusta Batista
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Braga
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000266:history; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000266:history*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000266:history*; D005791:Patient Care / Q000266:history; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000266:history