Cure, Comfort and Safe Custody: Public Lunatic Asylums in Early Nineteenth-Century England

by Leonard D. Smith and Leonard Smith

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This book is a study of the pioneer early county asylums, which were intended for the cure and safe custody of people suffering from the ravages of insanity. It looks at the staff, their treatment practices and the experiences of the patients.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0718500946

ISBN13:9780718500948

Release Date:May 1999

Publisher:Leicester University Press

Length:330 Pages

Weight:1.44 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.4"

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Psychology

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