This is a pretty chilling look into the ‘state of the art’ definition of insanity in 1883. This is an illustrated guide published to help other ‘mental health’ professionals at the time with diagnosis and treatment, a precursor to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association, known as the DSM-IV-TR, or the fourth version, text revision. Chances are in the Age of Steam you would be locked up in a cell for the rest of our life if you were considered a risk to self or others.
1883: Illustrated Guide to Insane People
Michael Bradley - Time Traveler 