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Matteo F. Olivieri, Francesca Marzari, Andreas J. Kesel, Laura Bonalume, Francesco Saettini<\/p>\r\n

Journal: Journal of the History of the Neurosciences
Year: 2016<\/h3>\r\n

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Melampus is a seer-healer of Greek myth attributed with having healed the young princesses of Argos of madness. Analysis of this legend and its sources sheds light on the early stages of the \u201cmedicalizing\u201d shift in the history of ancient Greek medicine. Retrospective psychological diagnosis suggests that the descriptions of the youths\u2019 madness rose from actual observation of behavioral and mental disorders. Melampus is credited with having healed them by administering hellebore. Pharmacological analysis of botanical specimens proves that\u00a0Helleborus niger<\/i>\u00a0features actual neurological properties effective in the treatment of mental disorders. The discussion aims at examining the rational aspects of the treatment of mental conditions in Greco-Roman antiquity.<\/div>\r\n
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Keywords<\/h2>\r\n
Greek myth, Melampus, Proetides, hellebore, madness, pharmacology, retrospective psychological diagnosis<\/div>\r\n
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