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Explore the untold realities of private mental health institutions in the nineteenth century with Psychiatry for the Rich by Charlotte MacKenzie. Published by Routledge, this book examines the history of the Ticehurst private asylum in Sussex from 1792 to 1917. MacKenzie investigates the social history of madness by looking at the specific backgrounds of patients and their personal descriptions of life within the asylum. The text follows the evolution of the institution through various lunacy reforms and shifts in medical theory. By analyzing the impact of politics and popular opinion, this work challenges accepted views of the Victorian asylum and provides a detailed look at how private institutions functioned during this era.

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This Routledge publication provides a detailed history of the Ticehurst private asylum in Sussex between 1792 and 1917.

The book examines the social history of madness and how politics and popular opinion impacted private institutions.

Charlotte MacKenzie includes patient backgrounds and first-hand descriptions of the asylum experience.

Readers can track institutional changes resulting from lunacy reforms and developments in medical theory.

This work challenges common accepted views regarding the nature of the Victorian asylum.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
25 February 1993
Listed Since
08 February 2007

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