Institutionalizing the Insane in Nineteenth-Century England

By:

Anna Shepherd

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Series:

Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine

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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.

Author Biography:

Anna Shepherd is Alumni Relations & Partnerships Manager at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. She has worked in publishing at the Institute of Historical Research and in contemporary health contexts, such as the Centre for Suicide Research, Oxford University and the London School of Hyiene & Tropical Medicine. She has published several papers on her work at a variety of national and international conferences, as well as articles and book chapters.

Release date NZ

April 1st, 2014

Author

Anna Shepherd

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

240

Series

Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine

Dimensions

156x234x14

ISBN-13

9781848934313

Product ID

21018883

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