Lunatics, Imbeciles and Idiots: A History of Insanity in Nineteenth-Century Britain and Ireland by John R. F. Burt, Kathryn Burtinshaw

Lunatics, Imbeciles and Idiots: A History of Insanity in Nineteenth-Century Britain and Ireland

John R. F. Burt, Kathryn Burtinshaw

338 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction historical history dark informative reflective slow-paced
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In the first half of the nineteenth century, treatment of the mentally ill in Britain and Ireland underwent radical change. No longer manacled, chained and treated like wild animals, patient care was defined in law and medical understanding, and t...

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