月亮之病：英语术语“疯子”的语言与病理演变

The disease of the moon: the linguistic and pathological evolution of the English term "lunatic".

作者信息

Riva M A, Tremolizzo L, Spicci M, Ferrarese C, De Vito G, Cesana G C, Sironi V A

机构信息

Research Centre on the History of Biomedical Thought, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy.

出版信息

J Hist Neurosci. 2011 Jan;20(1):65-73. doi: 10.1080/0964704X.2010.481101.

DOI:10.1080/0964704X.2010.481101

PMID:21253941

Abstract

The public opinion and the scientific community incorrectly believe that the English term "lunatic" was originally related only to insanity, but it also referred to epileptic people. The aim of this article is to clarify the original meaning of the English word "lunatic" by analyzing the evolution of the relationship between psychiatric and neurological diseases and by pointing out the influence of the moon in the history of medicine, in popular traditions, and in English literature. The article also contains a detailed and accurate review of the modern scientific literature on the relationship between moon and epilepsy/psychiatric disorders.

摘要

公众舆论和科学界错误地认为，英语术语“lunatic”最初仅与精神错乱有关，但它也曾指癫痫患者。本文的目的是通过分析精神疾病和神经疾病之间关系的演变，并指出月亮在医学史、民间传统和英国文学中的影响，来阐明英语单词“lunatic”的原始含义。本文还对关于月亮与癫痫/精神疾病关系的现代科学文献进行了详细而准确的综述。