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Civilian Lunatic Asylums During the First World War: A Study of Austerity on London's Fringe: Mental Health in Historical Perspective

Autor Claire Hilton
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 noi 2020
This open access book explores the history of asylums and their civilian patients during the First World War, focusing on the effects of wartime austerity and deprivation on the provision of care. While a substantial body of literature on ‘shell shock’ exists, this study uncovers the mental wellbeing of civilians during the war. It provides the first comprehensive account of wartime asylums in London, challenging the commonly held view that changes in psychiatric care for civilians post-war were linked mainly to soldiers’ experiences and treatment. Drawing extensively on archival and published sources, this book examines the impact of medical, scientific, political, cultural and social change on civilian asylums. It compares four asylums in London, each distinct in terms of their priorities and the diversity of their patients. Revealing the histories of the 100,000 civilian patients who were institutionalised during the First World War, this book offers new insights into decision-making and prioritisation of healthcare in times of austerity, and the myriad factors which inform this.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783030548735
ISBN-10: 3030548732
Pagini: 294
Ilustrații: XIX, 294 p. 23 illus., 11 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2021
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Seria Mental Health in Historical Perspective

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

1. Introduction: civilians, lunacy and the First World War.- 2. Infrastructure: rules, walls, obstacles and opportunities.- 3. Certified insane: concepts and practices.- 4. Personnel: staffing the asylums and serving the Colours.- 5. Food, farm and fuel: an inequitable supply chain.- 6. Patients and their daily life.- 7. Difficult diseases: tuberculosis and other infections.- 8. Accidents, injuries, escapes and suicides.- 9. Shackles and chains: some concluding thoughts.

Notă biografică

Claire Hilton is a Research Affiliate at the Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary University of London, UK. She is author of Improving Psychiatric Care for Older People: Barbara Robb’s Campaign, 1965-1975 (Palgrave, 2019), which was shortlisted for the 2018 RHS Whitfield Prize.

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This open access book explores the history of asylums and their civilian patients during the First World War, focusing on the effects of wartime austerity and deprivation on the provision of care. While a substantial body of literature on ‘shell shock’ exists, this study uncovers the mental wellbeing of civilians during the war. It provides the first comprehensive account of wartime asylums in London, challenging the commonly held view that changes in psychiatric care for civilians post-war were linked mainly to soldiers’ experiences and treatment. Drawing extensively on archival and published sources, this book examines the impact of medical, scientific, political, cultural and social change on civilian asylums. It compares four asylums in London, each distinct in terms of their priorities and the diversity of their patients. Revealing the histories of the 100,000 civilian patients who were institutionalised during the First World War, this book offers new insights into decision-making and prioritisation of healthcare in times of austerity, and the myriad factors which inform this.

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Provides the first book-length study of the experiences of civilian patients in asylums during the First World War Explores the effects of wartime austerity and deprivation on the provision of care across four London asylums Draws extensively on archival and published sources to reveal the impact of medical, scientific, political, cultural and social change on civilian asylums This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access