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The Mad Hatter
30 October, 2009, 12:54 am
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Did you know that the Mad Hatter from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is modelled after an occupational disease of the 18th and 19th centuries. In that era, hat makers were heavily exposed to mercury used in the preparation of felt. Consequently, many suffered brain damage and became psychotic, or “mad” (Katy, 1979) This is Organic Psychosis.

Reference: Dennis Coon & John O. Mitterer (2007), Introduction to Psychology, 11th Edition, Wadsworth Cengage Learning