Next Steps in Researching Jane Darragh's Diagnosis
Image by rawpixel, edited by author. Last week I shared the beginnings of my research into Maria Jane Darragh's mental illness diagnosis of "acute mania." (If you haven't read that post, catch up here .) Here's what I've been working on since then. Research Planning Given what I already know about Jane, I already have a good set of questions that I hope to answer about her acute mania diagnosis. Her Life in St. Catharines, Ontario What would life have been like for Jane in St. Catharines? What was St. Catharines like at the time, it's population, trade, social and religious environment? What was Jane's married life like? What was it like raising her children in that time? Acute mania What was the medical understanding of acute mania in the late 19th century? What were the symptoms, how was it diagnosed, how was it treated at that time? How does one die from acute mania? Could Jane have been misdiagnosed? What other conditions could have...
