Institutionalizing the Insane in Nineteenth-Century England

By Anna Shepherd

Book Overview

The nineteenth century brought an increased awareness of mental disorder, epitomized in the Asylum Acts of 1808 and 1845. Shepherd looks at two very different institutions to provide a nuanced account of the nineteenth-century mental health system.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032925884
• ISBN13: 9781032925882
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages