Negotiating Insanity in the Southeast of Ireland, 1820-1900

Description:

This text explores local medical, lay and legal negotiations with the asylum system in 19th-century Ireland. It deepens our understanding of protagonists' attitudes towards the mentally ill and institutional provision for the care and containment of people diagnosed as insane.

subjects: Mentally ill,  Psychiatric hospitals,  Medical care, europe,  Care,  History,  Workhouses,  Social conditions,  Mentally Ill Persons,  Commitment of Mentally Ill,  Mental Health Services,  History, 19th Century