| Outside the Walls of the Asylum: The History of Care in the Community 1750-2000 Contributor(s): Bartlett, Peter (Editor), Wright, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0485121476 ISBN-13: 9780485121476 Publisher: Athlone Press OUR PRICE: $133.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2001 Annotation: This historical account of the care of insanity outside formal instruction explores key issues relating to the social history of madness from 1750 to the present day. These include women and the social construciton of madness, the boarding out of lunatics by poor law authorities, familial care and treatment of the insane and the practice of mental healing by general practitioners. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | World - General - Psychology | Psychopathology - General |
| Dewey: 362.210 |
| LCCN: 98054264 |
| Series: Studies in Psychical Research |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.06" W x 8.02" (0.98 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Mentally Challenged |
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| Publisher Description: This historical account of the care of insanity outside formal instruction explores key issues relating to the social history of madness from 1750 to the present day. These include women and the social construciton of madness, the boarding out of lunatics by poor law authorities, familial care and treatment of the insane and the practice of mental healing by general practitioners.> |