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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Author / Creator: Suzuki, Akihito, 1963-
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Language notes:English.
Imprint: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2006.
Series:Medicine and society ; 13.
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