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Routledge - Institutionalizing the Insane in 19th-Century England

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Explore the evolution of mental health care in nineteenth-century England with this scholarly work from Routledge. As part of the Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine, this book examines the rising awareness of mental disorders during an era defined by the Asylum Acts of 1808 and 1845. Author Shepherd provides a detailed account of the nineteenth-century mental health system by analyzing two distinct types of institutions. This comparative approach offers a nuanced perspective on how different facilities operated and managed patients. The text includes valuable data regarding companions and voluntary boarders, making it a significant resource for students and historians of medicine. Highly regarded by the Social History of Medicine, this book is recognized as an informative and effective study of historical psychiatric practices.

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This Routledge publication examines the nineteenth-century mental health system and the impact of the Asylum Acts of 1808 and 1845.

The book provides a nuanced account by offering a direct comparison between two very different types of institutions.

Readers can access valuable data regarding the roles of companions and voluntary boarders within the historical asylum system.

Part of the Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine series, this work serves as an informative resource for medical history research.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
01 April 2014
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14 December 2012

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