Masters of Bedlam: the transformation of the mad-doctoring trade

The authors use the careers of seven nineteenth-century "mad doctors" to illustrate the creation of the modern profession of psychiatry. The doctors profiled are: John Haslam ; John Conolly ; W.A.F. Browne ; Sir Alexander Morison ; Samuel Gaskell ; Sir John Caharles Bucknill ; Henry Maudsl...

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Hauptverfasser: Scull, Andrew 1946- (VerfasserIn), MacKenzie, Charlotte 1957- (VerfasserIn), Hervey, Nicholas 1952- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton, NJ [u.a.] Princeton University Press c1996
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Zusammenfassung:The authors use the careers of seven nineteenth-century "mad doctors" to illustrate the creation of the modern profession of psychiatry. The doctors profiled are: John Haslam ; John Conolly ; W.A.F. Browne ; Sir Alexander Morison ; Samuel Gaskell ; Sir John Caharles Bucknill ; Henry Maudsley.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-352) and index
Contents: Transformation of the mad-doctoring trade -- Bethlemetical mad-doctor: John Haslam (1764-1844) -- Brilliant career? John Conolly (1794-1866) -- Alienist as propagandist: W.A.F. Browne (1805-1885) -- Treating the mad outside asylum walls: Sir Alexander Morison (1779-1866) -- Administration of lunacy in victorian England: Samuel Gaskell (1807-1886) -- From disciple to critic: Sir John Charles Bucknill (1817-1897) -- Degeneration and despair: Henry Maudsley (1835-1918)
Summary: The authors use the careers of seven nineteenth-century "mad doctors" to illustrate the creation of the modern profession of psychiatry. The doctors profiled are: John Haslam ; John Conolly ; W.A.F. Browne ; Sir Alexander Morison ; Samuel Gaskell ; Sir John Caharles Bucknill ; Henry Maudsley
Beschreibung:X, 363 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:0691034117

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