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Routledge - Institutionalizing the Insane in 19th-Century England

Name: Routledge - Institutionalizing the Insane in 19th-Century England
Brand: Routledge
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Explore the evolution of mental health care in nineteenth-century England with this scholarly study from Routledge. As part of the Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine series, this book examines the rising awareness of mental disorders during a period marked by the Asylum Acts of 1808 and 1845. Author Shepherd provides a detailed account of the mental health system by comparing two distinct types of institutions. This comparative approach offers a nuanced perspective on how different facilities managed patients and operated within the social framework of the time. Researchers and students of medical history will find significant value in the data provided regarding companions and voluntary boarders. The text serves as a vital resource for understanding the historical shifts in psychiatric management and the institutional structures that defined the era. It is a highly regarded work within the field of social history of medicine, offering direct comparisons that bring the complexities of nineteenth-century asylum life to light.

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Examines the nineteenth-century mental health system through the lens of the Asylum Acts of 1808 and 1845.

Provides a nuanced account by comparing two very different types of institutions to show varied approaches to care.

Includes valuable historical data regarding the lives and roles of companions and voluntary boarders.

Part of the respected Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine series by Routledge.

Offers a detailed look at the increased societal awareness of mental disorders during the 1800s.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1848934319
Category: Books > Subjects > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Medical & Healthcare Practitioners > Other Branches of Medicine > Psychiatry
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 01 April 2014
Listed Since: 14 December 2012

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