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Madness is a loss of [[mental health]]. It is a [[captivity]] of the mind, with the [[capacity]] for [[thought]] or for [[action]] being compromised to a greater or lesser extent. [[Alienism]] is the study of its nature. The [[alienist]] seeks to treat the [[mad]], often using the proven techinic of [[hypnosis]] or the recently introduced technic of [[electroshock]].
'''Madness''' is the loss in [[living creature|living creatures]] of [[mental health]] compromising  the soundness of their minds. It is a [[captivity]] of the mind, with the [[capacity]] for [[thought]] or for [[action]] being qualitatively compromised such that behaviour becomes abnormal. The abnormality admits of considerable variation between individuals but is usually fixed in a given individual. An individual afflicted with madness is a [[madman|madmen]], with the [[personality trait]] of being [[mad]]. The [[Cause of Madness|causes of madness]] are many including [[Madness Save|madness saves]]. There are [[Treatment for Madness|treatments for madness]]. Madness may require admission into a [[Mental Health Facility|mental health facility]]. The study of madness is [[alienism]]. [[alienist|Alienists]] run such facilities and also take the lead in treating madness.


Madness can be provoked by large doses of the [[plant]] [[foxglove]], the [[manipulation|manipulations]] of the [[mesmerist]], and [[gaslighting]] generally.


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Revision as of 00:54, 3 October 2011

Madness is the loss in living creatures of mental health compromising the soundness of their minds. It is a captivity of the mind, with the capacity for thought or for action being qualitatively compromised such that behaviour becomes abnormal. The abnormality admits of considerable variation between individuals but is usually fixed in a given individual. An individual afflicted with madness is a madmen, with the personality trait of being mad. The causes of madness are many including madness saves. There are treatments for madness. Madness may require admission into a mental health facility. The study of madness is alienism. Alienists run such facilities and also take the lead in treating madness.

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Pages in category "Madness"

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