Evolution of a Missouri asylum :: Fulton State Hospital, 1851-2006 /

"Traces the history of Missouri's first state mental institution, the Fulton State Hospital, founded in 1851. This institutional history examines a century and a half of changing attitudes toward mental illness, evolving treatments as medical and psychiatric science sought cures and the co...

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1. Verfasser: Lael, Richard L., 1946-
Weitere Verfasser: Brazos, Barbara, 1947-, McMillen, Margot Ford
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2007.
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Zusammenfassung:"Traces the history of Missouri's first state mental institution, the Fulton State Hospital, founded in 1851. This institutional history examines a century and a half of changing attitudes toward mental illness, evolving treatments as medical and psychiatric science sought cures and the continuing administrative challenges of overcrowding and chronic underfunding"--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvii, 252 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780826265548
0826265545

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