Attending madness : at work in the Australian colonial asylum / / Lee-Ann Monk.
He is what we would call a very good attendant, who would not run away or flinch from any patient, but would try to have his orders carried out if possible. Such was the view of William Coady, attendant to the insane in the British settler colony of Victoria, Australia in the 1870's. This book...
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| Superior document: | Clio medica, 84 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Clio medica (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ;
84. Wellcome series in the history of medicine. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary material / Editors Attending Madness
- Dedication / Editors Attending Madness
- Acknowledgements / Editors Attending Madness
- Abbreviations / Editors Attending Madness
- Introduction / Editors Attending Madness
- An Asylum for the Safe Custody and Proper Treatment of the Insane / Editors Attending Madness
- A Proper Man to Have Charge of Lunatics / Editors Attending Madness
- We Have Always Conducted Ourselves Independently / Editors Attending Madness
- Artisans of Reason / Editors Attending Madness
- Proper Instructions: Excellent Attendants / Editors Attending Madness
- A Different Class of Attendants / Editors Attending Madness
- You Have to be Firm and Determined with Them / Editors Attending Madness
- Some of Us are Married Men and Have Families / Editors Attending Madness
- I Would Not Give an Ounce of Practical Experience for a Pound of Theory / Editors Attending Madness
- Select Bibliography / Editors Attending Madness
- Index / Editors Attending Madness.