Evolution of a Missouri asylum : Fulton State Hospital, 1851-2006 /

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"Traces the history of Missouri's first state mental institution, the Fulton State Hospital, founded in 1851. This institutional history examines a century and a half of changing attitudes toward mental illness, evolving treatments as medical and psychiatric science sought cures and the co...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lael, Richard L., 1946-
Other Authors: Brazos, Barbara, 1947-, McMillen, Margot Ford
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
Fulton State Hospital (Mo.)
Psychiatric hospitals > Missouri > History.
Medicine > History.
Hospitals, Psychiatric > history
History of Medicine
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Psychiatry > history
Médecine > Histoire.
Médecine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
history of medicine.
PSYCHOLOGY > Mental Health.
PSYCHOLOGY > Mental Illness.
MEDICAL > Mental Health.
Medicine
Psychiatric hospitals
Missouri
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Traces the history of Missouri's first state mental institution, the Fulton State Hospital, founded in 1851. This institutional history examines a century and a half of changing attitudes toward mental illness, evolving treatments as medical and psychiatric science sought cures and the continuing administrative challenges of overcrowding and chronic underfunding"--Provided by publisher
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 252 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780826265548
0826265545

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