Private madhouses in England, 1640-1815 : commercialised care for the insane /

This book examines the origins and early development of private mental health care in England, showing that the current spectacle of commercially-based participation in key elements of service provision is no new phenomenon. In 1815, about seventy per cent of people institutionalized because of insa...

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Main Author: Smith, Leonard D., 1947- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020].
Series:Mental health in historical perspective.
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