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

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-54871-1

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Civilian Lunatic Asylums During the First World War: A Study of Austerity on London's Fringe
Author: Hilton, Claire
Subjects: Book Industry Communication ; Claybury ; Colney Hatch ; European history ; Hanwell ; HBJD1 British & Irish history ; History ; History and Archaeology ; History of Britain and Ireland ; History of medicine ; History: specific events & topics ; History: specific events and topics ; Hospitals ; Humanities ; Institutional care ; Madness ; Medical specialties, branches of medicine ; Medicine ; Medicine and Nursing ; Medicine: general issues ; Napsbury ; Open Access ; Other branches of medicine ; Patient experiences ; Psychiatry ; Regional & national history ; Shell shock ; Social & cultural history ; Social and cultural history ; Social History ; Soldiers ; Standards of care ; thema EDItEUR ; Welfare austerity
Description: 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.
Related Titles: Mental Health in Historical Perspective
Publisher: Springer Nature
Creation Date: 2021
Format: 294
Language: English
Identifier: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-54871-1
Source: OAPEN

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

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-54871-1

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