Madness and society in eighteenth-century Scotland

Madness and society in eighteenth-century Scotland / R.A. Houston.

How did people view mental health problems in the 18th century, and what do the attitudes of ordinary people towards those afflicted tell us about the values of society at the time? This study draws on contemporary sources.

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Main Author: Houston, R. A. (Robert Allan), 1954-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press, 2000.
Series:Oxford studies in social history.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Mental illness > Scotland > History > 18th century.
Mental illness > Scotland > Public opinion > History > 18th century.
Social psychiatry > Scotland > History > 18th century.
Mental illness > Scotland > Public opinion.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Mental illness
Mental illness > Public opinion
Social psychiatry
Waanzin.
Psychisch gestoorden.
Sociale aspecten.
Scotland
Electronic books.
History
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