The Sociology of Mental Health: Lunacy, Law and Conscience, 1744-1845: The Social History of the Care of the Insane

Originally published in 1955. This comprehensive set covers not only the history of mental health care and and institutions, but also the development of psychiatric social work and mental health policy. This is Volume II of seven in a collection on the Sociology of Mental Health. Originally published in 1955, this study presents the social history of the care of the insane from 1744 to 1845. First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company