Madness at Home: The Psychiatrist, the Patient, and the Family in England, 1820-1860
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- Synopsis
- This study, painting a fascinating picture of how families viewed and managed madness, suggests that the family actually played a critical role in caring for the insane and in the development of psychiatry itself. It includes several fascinating case histories, press reports of formal legal declarations of insanity and provides an illuminating historical perspective on our own day and age, when the mentally ill are mainly treated in home and community.
- Copyright:
- 2006
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 260 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780520245808
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- Date of Addition:
- 11/17/10
- Copyrighted By:
- The Regents of the University of California
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Parenting and Family, Psychology, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Medicine
- Submitted By:
- Worth Trust
- Proofread By:
- Worth Trust
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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