Reviewed: one independent reader; copy check clear.
partial insanity
partial insanity Partial insanity is a historical term for a supposedly limited form of mental disorder affecting only part of the mind, rather than a more general disturbance.
Partial insanity is a historical term for a supposedly limited form of mental disorder affecting only part of the mind, rather than a more general disturbance. In older psychiatry it was grouped under monomania, but that label later fell out of favor because such cases were seen as belonging to different clinical conditions, especially paranoid and other psychotic disorders.