Civilian Lunatic Asylums During the First World War: A Study of Austerity on London's Fringe by Claire Hilton

Civilian Lunatic Asylums During the First World War: A Study of Austerity on London's Fringe

Mental Health in Historical Perspective

Claire Hilton

294 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction health history medium-paced

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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 s...

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