Masters of Bedlam: The Transformation of the Mad-Doctoring Trade by Andrew Scull, Nicholas Hervey, Charlotte MacKenzie

Masters of Bedlam: The Transformation of the Mad-Doctoring Trade

Andrew Scull, Nicholas Hervey, Charlotte MacKenzie

374 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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Through an examination of the fascinating lives and careers of a series of nineteenth-century mad-doctors, Masters of Bedlam provides a unique perspective on the creation of the modern profession of psychiatry, taking us from the secret and shady ...

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