Insanity and the Lunatic Asylum in the Nineteenth Century

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Insanity and the Lunatic Asylum in the Nineteenth Century is written by Serena Trowbridge and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1317318544 (ISBN 10) and 9781317318545 (ISBN 13).

The nineteenth-century asylum was the scene of both terrible abuses and significant advancements in treatment and care. The essays in this collection look at the asylum from the perspective of the place itself – its architecture, funding and purpose – and at the experience of those who were sent there.