Evolution of a Missouri asylum : Fulton State Hospital, 1851-2006 / / Richard L. Lael, Barbara Brazos, and Margot Ford McMillen.
"Traces the history of Missouri's first state mental institution, the Fulton State Hospital, founded in 1851. This institutional history examines a century and a half of changing attitudes toward mental illness, evolving treatments as medical and psychiatric science sought cures and the co...
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| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 252 p. :; ill. |
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| Summary: | "Traces the history of Missouri's first state mental institution, the Fulton State Hospital, founded in 1851. This institutional history examines a century and a half of changing attitudes toward mental illness, evolving treatments as medical and psychiatric science sought cures and the continuing administrative challenges of overcrowding and chronic underfunding"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780826216892 (hard cover : alk. paper) 0826216897 (hard cover : alk. paper) |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Richard L. Lael, Barbara Brazos, and Margot Ford McMillen. |