ENGLISH

Cure, Comfort and Safe Custody

By Leonard Smith

Book information

Year
1999
ISBN
0718500946, 9780718500948
LCC
RC450.G7 S63 1999
Open Library ID
OL365666M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
20 MB (20704444 bytes)
Pages
330\329
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book is a study of the pioneer early county asylums, which were intended to provide for the 'cure', and 'safe custody' of people suffering from the ravages of insanity. It considers the origins of the asylums, how they were managed, the people who staffed them, their treatment practices, and the experiences of the people who were incarcerated. 'Community care' in the late twentieth century has led us to abandon the network of nineteenth century lunatic asylums. This book reminds us of the ideals that lay behind them. The book contains extensive material regarding particular cities/counties, e.g. Nottingham, Lincoln, Stafford, Wakefield, Lancaster, Bedford, West Riding, Norfolk, Cornwall, Dorset, Suffolk, etc.

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