Institutionalizing the Insane in Nineteenth-Century England - 9781848934313

Taylor & Francis

The nineteenth century brought an increased awareness of mental disorder, epitomized in the Asylum Acts of 1808 and 1845. Shepherd looks at two very different institutions to provide a nuanced account of the nineteenth-century mental health system. > The nineteenth century brought an increased awareness of mental disorder, epitomized in the Asylum Acts of 1808 and 1845. Shepherd looks at two very different institutions to provide a nuanced account of the nineteenth-century mental health system. > Introduction: Contexts of Insanity; Chapter 1 Caring For Surrey\u2019s Insane: Brookwood Asylum and Holloway Sanatorium; Chapter 2 Therapeutic Agents: Doctors and Attendants; Chapter 3 Origins and Journeys: The Patients at Brookwood Asylum and Holloway Sanatorium; Chapter 4 \u2018Hurry, Worry, Annoyance and Needless Trouble\u2019: Patients In Residence; Chapter 5 The Taxonomy and Treatment of Insanity; Chapter 6 Suicide, Self-Harm and Madness in the Asylum; Chapter 7 Conclusion;