Amentia
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"Manic-depressive insanity, as it is to be described in this section, includes on the one hand the whole domain of so-called periodic and circular insanity, on the other hand simple mania, the greater part of the morbid states termed melancholia and also a not inconsiderable number of cases of amentia."--Manic Depressive Insanity and Paranoia (1921) by Emil Kraepelin |
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Amentia is an archaic term for madness, mental impairment; state of being mentally handicapped.
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Etymology
From Latin āmentia (“madness; senselessness”), from āmēns (“mad, insane; foolish”), from ab (“from, away from”) + mēns (“mind”).
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