Medical and psychological conceptions of suicide in Spain (1926-1936)

Authors

  • Sara Serrano Martínez Universiteit Utrecht

Keywords:

suicide, psychiatry, psychology, mental hygiene, dangerousness

Abstract

In this article I present a conceptual analysis of the approaches to the topic of suicide that are to be found in the Spanish medical periodical publications of the period 1926-1936. First, I describe relevant legal changes in Spain up to the year 1936, tackling, in this way, doctrinal debates about euthanasia. Secondly, I analyse the relationship between the topic of suicide with the mental hygiene movement, as well as with the notion of “dangerousness”. Finally, I reconstruct the main debates and theoretical standpoints about the causes of suicide that can be found in the revised texts.

Keywords: suicide, psychiatry, psychology, mental hygiene, dangerousness

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Vol. 12-13 : 2019

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Awards for Master's Degreee Works in History of Science. 2019 Call

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