The nineteenth century brought an increased awareness of mental disorder, epitomized in the Asylum Acts of 1808 and 1845. Shepherd looks at two very different institutions to provide a nuanced account of the nineteenth-century mental health system.
| ISBN: | 9781032925882 |
| Publication date: | 14th October 2024 |
| Author: | Anna Shepherd |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Series: | Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine |
| Genres: |
History |