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The confinement of the insane
Commitment and detention
Mentally ill, care
Mental health laws
Psychiatric Hospitals
History, 19th Century
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Mentally ill
History, 20th Century
History
This collection examines the origins of asylum as a mechanism for the treatment of insanity. Taking a global view, it considers the socioeconomic & theoretical factors which have shaped the modern notion of madness & the need for confinement of those deemed to be insane.
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