Binding: Hardcover
Description: Taking forward the debate on the role and power of institutions for treating and incarcerating the insane this volume challenges recent scholarship and focuses on a wide range of factors impacting on the care and confinement of the insane since 1850, including such things as the community Poor Law authorities local government and the voluntary sector. Questioning the notion that institutions were generally benign and responsive to the needs of households this work also emphasizes the important role of the diversity of interests in shaping institutional facilities. A fresh stimulating step forward in the history of institutional care Mental Illness and Learning Disability since 1850 is undoubtedly an important resource for student and scholar alike.
Title: Mental Illness And Learning Disability Since 1850 Finding A Place For Mental Disorder In The United Kingdom
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415364911
Pages: 256 Pages, 10 Tables, Black And White; 2 Line Drawings, Black And White
Publication Date: 3/2/2006
Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine
Category: Care Of The Mentally Ill