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Mental Illness and Learning Disability since 1850 - Finding a Place for Mental Disorder in the United Kingdom (Hardcover)
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Mental Illness and Learning Disability since 1850 - Finding a Place for Mental Disorder in the United Kingdom (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine
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The past two decades have seen serious reappraisal of the role of
psychiatric institutions and mental health services in modern
societies, and in recent years there has been much greater sympathy
for the purpose and benefits of dedicated, as well as secure,
accommodation from those suffering from more serious forms of
mental illness. Taking forward the debate on the role and power of
institutions for treating and incarcerating the insane, this volume
challenges this recent scholarship and focuses on a wide range of
factors impacting on the care and confinement of the insane since
1850, including: 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.
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