Insanity, institutions, and society, 1800-1914 : a social history of madness in comparative perspective /

A valuable guide to current work in the social and cultural history of insanity. It provides a comprehensive summary of the debates on the growth of institutional care during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Melling, Joseph, Forsythe, Bill
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
Colección:Studies in the social history of medicine.
Temas:
1800-1899
Psychiatric hospital care > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Social psychiatry > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Mental health laws > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Hospitals, Psychiatric > history
Hôpitaux psychiatriques > Soins > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Psychiatrie sociale > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
44.16 mental health service.
Mental health laws
Psychiatric hospital care
Social psychiatry
Psychiatrische inrichtingen.
Psychische stoornissen.
United Kingdom
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:A valuable guide to current work in the social and cultural history of insanity. It provides a comprehensive summary of the debates on the growth of institutional care during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 328 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-318) and index.
ISBN:0203025784
9780203025789
1280060077
9781280060076
9786610060078
661006007X
0203170687
9780203170687

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