Madness at Home: The Psychiatrist, the Patient, and the Family in England, 1820-1860

Madness at Home: The Psychiatrist, the Patient, and the Family in England, 1820-1860
ISBN-10
0520245806
ISBN-13
9780520245808
Category
History
Pages
259
Language
English
Published
2006-03-13
Publisher
Univ of California Press
Author
Akihito Suzuki

Description

This provocatively argued study, paints a fascinating picture of how families viewed and managed madness, suggesting that the family actually played a critical role in caring for the insane and in the development of psychiatry itself.

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