The Amazing Origin of Schizophrenia
15 min readJun 9, 2020
The incredible story of the first known case of schizophrenia is a mysterious window into our own psyche.
In the late 18th century, Europe was in a state of profound cultural psychosis. The American revolution had rocked the British Empire’s global aspirations, the French Revolution had evolved into such a frenzy of paranoia that we now refer to that time period as The Reign of Terror or, simply The…
