Title: The confinement of the insane
Description: 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.
Subjects: Insane, Commitment and detention, Psychiatric hospitals, History, Mentally ill, Mentally ill, care, Mental health laws, Commitment of Mentally Ill, Cross-Cultural Comparison, History, 19th Century, History, 20th Century
Time periods: 20th century, 19th century