Madness at home : the psychiatrist, the patient, and the family in England, 1820-1860 /
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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Format: | eBook Electronic |
Language: | English |
Language notes: | English. |
Imprint: | Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2006. |
Series: | Medicine and society ;
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Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |