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Psychiatry for the Rich: A History of Ticehurst Private Asylum 1792-1917

Psychiatry for the Rich: A History of Ticehurst Private Asylum 1792-1917

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Series: Communication and Society

General PsychologyGeneral World History

ISBN10: 0415088917
ISBN13: 9780415088916
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Feb 25 1993
Pages: 248
Weight: 1.21
Height: 0.84 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.42
Language: English

The madhouse often figures prominently in popular conceptions of the nineteenth century, yet little is known about the realities of private institutions. In Psychiatry for the Rich, Charlotte MacKenzie examines the history of the asylum at Ticehurst in Sussex to explore the social history of madness and the impact of politics and popular opinion. She details the backgrounds of the patients, their own descriptions of the asylum as well as changes in the institution through the lunacy reforms and developments in medical theory.

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