Cure, comfort and safe custody : public lunatic asylums in early nineteenth-century England
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Cure, comfort and safe custody : public lunatic asylums in early nineteenth-century England
Leicester University Press, 1999
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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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.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Introduction. 1. The rise of the public asylum. 2. Asylum management. 3. 'Waste stuff': Peopling the asylum. 4. 'The most essential instruments': From keepers to attendants. 5. Inside the asylum. 6. Treatment and care. 7. Useful occupation. 8. With due restraint - Conclusions: In pursuit of cure - Bibliography - Index.
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