John Perceval's account of his psychosis, 1830–1832

Femi Oyebode

doi:10.1192/bja.2024.19

John Perceval's account of his psychosis, 1830–1832

Femi Oyebode^*

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John Thomas Perceval (1803–1876) was confined first to Dr Fox's private madhouse (asylum) in 1830 and transferred to Mr Newington's madhouse at Ticehurst, Sussex, in 1832 until his release in 1834. His account of his incarceration and treatment was published in two versions, the first in 1838 and the second in 1840. In this article I describe Perceval's psychosis, his treatment and management at Dr Fox's madhouse and his reforming and advocating contributions to psychiatry in the period following his release.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Journal	BJPsych Advances
Early online date	16 May 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2024.19
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 16 May 2024

Keywords

History of psychiatry
psychosis
human rights
phenomenology
psychotic disorders/schizophrenia

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