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Madness and society in eighteenth-century Scotland /

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How did people view mental health problems in the 18th century, and what do the attitudes of ordinary people towards those afflicted tell us about the values of society at the time? This study draws on contemporary sources.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Houston, R. A. (Robert Allan), 1954-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press, 2000.
Series:Oxford studies in social history.
Subjects:
Mental illness > Scotland > History > 18th century.
Mental illness > Scotland > Public opinion > History > 18th century.
Social psychiatry > Scotland > History > 18th century.
Mental illness > Scotland > Public opinion.
Mental Disorders > history
Social Conditions > history
Scotland
Maladies mentales > Écosse > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Maladies mentales > Écosse > Opinion publique > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Psychiatrie sociale > Écosse > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Maladies mentales > Écosse > Opinion publique.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Mental illness
Mental illness > Public opinion
Social psychiatry
Waanzin.
Psychisch gestoorden.
Sociale aspecten.
1700-1799
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:How did people view mental health problems in the 18th century, and what do the attitudes of ordinary people towards those afflicted tell us about the values of society at the time? This study draws on contemporary sources.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 450 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1280445548
9781280445545
9780191542985
0191542989