Outside the Walls of the Asylum - (Studies in Psychical Research) by Peter Bartlett & David Wright (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This historical account of the care of insanity outside formal instruction explores key issues relating to the social history of madness from 1750 to the present day. These include women and the social construciton of madness, the boarding out of lunatics by poor law authorities, familial care and treatment of the insane and the practice of mental healing by general practitioners.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This historical account of the care of insanity outside formal instruction explores key issues relating to the social history of madness from 1750 to the present day. These include women and the social construciton of madness, the boarding out of lunatics by poor law authorities, familial care and treatment of the insane and the practice of mental healing by general practitioners.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>David P. Wright is associate professor of Hebrew Bible and ancient Near East at Brandeis University.
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