Private Madhouses in England, 1640-1815: Commercialised Care for the Insane

by Leonard Smith

Book Overview

1 Introduction - The Rise of the Private Madhouse.2 Houses for the Distracted, 1600-1700.3 Madhouses in the Market-Place, 1701-1774.4 An Expanding Madhouse Network, 1775-1815.5 Madhouse Patients.6 Madhouse Entrepreneurs.7 Therapeutics of the Madhouse.8 Conditions and Controversy.9 Conclusion - Insanity and Enterprise.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030416429
• ISBN13: 9783030416423
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 323 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"