MADNESS, MALINGERING, AND MALFEASANCE: The Transformation of Psychiatry and the Law in the Civil War Era

During the American Civil War, as in all wars, soldiers were wounded not just physically but emotionally as well. The medical and legal professions struggled to cope with insubordination, substance abuse, and crime. It would take many years before American society gained a sophisticated understanding of those deemed "criminally insane". Photos.