History of psychiatry
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History of psychiatry · Jun 2012
Historical ArticlePsychiatric illness and suicide in the heroic age of Antarctic exploration.
During the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, a number of the early explorers developed psychiatric illness either in the Antarctic or shortly after leaving it. Most of these were psychotic illnesses and stress reactions. ⋯ These cases are described, and possible reasons for the apparent high incidence of psychiatric disease and suicide are discussed. There are also examples of the possible misuse of psychiatric labels.