TY - BOOK AU - Ferguson,Christopher J. TI - How madness shaped history: an eccentric array of maniacal rulers, raving narcissists, and psychotic visionaries SN - 9781633885745 AV - RC 438 .F47 2020 PY - 2020///] CY - [Amherst], Guilford, Connecticut PB - Prometheus Books KW - Mental illness KW - History KW - Psychoses KW - fast KW - Mental Disorders KW - history KW - Mental Health N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Introduction: Mad as a hatter -- Madness, mental illness, and insanity -- Deviance of the personality -- Madness of the monarch -- When God speaks: madness and faith -- Madness on the commune -- Madness among the 1 percent -- When the mind goes: dementia among the ruling class -- Madness as a political football -- Madness of the masses -- Madness in the future -- Notes -- Bibliography N2 - "This book considers the impact of psychology on world events, looking at how mental illness and personality disorders have affected history"-- ER -