Madness at Home: The Psychiatrist, the Patient, and the Family in England, 1820-1860

Presenting a picture of how families viewed and managed madness, this study suggests that the family actually played a critical role in caring for the insane and in the development of psychiatry itself. With case histories, it provides a historical perspective on the day and age, when the mentally ill are mainly treated in home and community.

• | By (Author): Akihito Suzuki (Author)
• | Publisher: University of California Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 13, 2006
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 272 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0520245806
• | ISBN-13: 9780520245808