The Cost of Insanity in Nineteenth-Century Ireland Public, Voluntary and Private Asylum Care /

This open access book is the first comparative study of public, voluntary and private asylums in nineteenth-century Ireland. Examining nine institutions, it explores whether concepts of social class and status and the emergence of a strong middle class informed interactions between gender, religion,...

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Main Author: Mauger, Alice (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Mental Health in Historical Perspective,
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505 0 |a 1 . Introduction -- 2. The Non-Pauper Insane: Private, Voluntary and State Concerns -- 3. An Institutional Marketplace -- 4. 'A Considerable Degree removed from Pauperism?': The Social Profile of Fee-Paying Patients -- 5. 'The Evil Effects of Mental Strain and Overwork': Employment, Gender and Insanity -- 6. 'A Great Source of Amusement': Work Therapy and Recreation -- 7. Respect and Respectability: The Treatment and Expectations of Fee-Paying Patients -- 8. Conclusion. 
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