Chicago Doctor’s Bridal Night Described as Insanity Case
Report outlines Dr. Emil Bunta once famed Chicago insanity expert who allegedly suffered a mental breakdown after his wedding. The narrative details his descent from respected physician to a patient among former colleagues and patients.
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Emil Bunta
Chicago
Insanity and the Doctor: A Case of Dr Emil Bunta and The Spread of Lunacy
A medical essay argues that close contact with the insane can induce insanity in doctors and attendants. It recounts Dr Emil Bunta’s sudden breakdown after his wedding, notes France and Britain theories on transmitted lunacy, and discusses imitation and crowd influence as factors in why educated professionals go mad.
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Emil Bunta
Chicago
Bunta
Cook County Hospital
Dr. Bunta
Mrs. Bunta
Son of God
C. W. Pilgrim
New York State
Hudson River State Hospital
L’encephale
George Regis
Armand Fabret
Ireland
Joanna Southcroft
England
Treland
Cramer
Allgemeine Zeitschrift Fur Psyschiatrie
Kirchoff
Fletcher
Indiana
Kohlwerker
Hochandwohl
Wurtemberg
Bryan
Hecker
Aix-la-Chapelle
Strassburg
Namly
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