Masters of Bedlam : the transformation of the mad-doctoring trade
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Scull, Andrew, 1947-
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MacKenzie, Charlotte, 1957-
Hervey, Nicholas, 1952-
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RC450.G7 S284 1996
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Biographies.
Mental illness -- Treatment.
Psychiatrists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Psychiatry -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Biographies
Great Britain
History
Mental illness -- Treatment
Psychiatrists
Psychiatry
Other Subjects
Bethlem Royal Hospital (London, England)
Biographies.
Biography
Großbritannien
History, 19th Century
Institutionalization -- history
Maladies mentales -- Traitement.
Mental Disorders -- therapy
Médecine -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
Psychiater
Psychiaters.
Psychiatres -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies.
Psychiatres -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies.
Psychiatrie
Psychiatrie -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
Psychiatrische inrichtingen.
Psychiatrists -- Biography.
Psychiatrists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Psychiatry -- Great Britain -- History.
Psychiatry -- history
Psychiatry -- History.
Student Collection.
United Kingdom

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x, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-352) and index.
Description
The authors use the careers of seven nineteenth-century "mad doctors" to illustrate the creation of the modern profession of psychiatry. The doctors profiled are: John Haslam ; John Conolly ; W.A.F. Browne ; Sir Alexander Morison ; Samuel Gaskell ; Sir John Caharles Bucknill ; Henry Maudsley.
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Current Copyright Fee: GBP51.60,0.,Uk
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Scull, A., MacKenzie, C., & Hervey, N. (1996). Masters of Bedlam: the transformation of the mad-doctoring trade . Princeton University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Scull, Andrew, 1947-, Charlotte MacKenzie and Nicholas Hervey. 1996. Masters of Bedlam: The Transformation of the Mad-doctoring Trade. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Scull, Andrew, 1947-, Charlotte MacKenzie and Nicholas Hervey. Masters of Bedlam: The Transformation of the Mad-doctoring Trade Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1996.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Scull, A., MacKenzie, C. and Hervey, N. (1996). Masters of bedlam: the transformation of the mad-doctoring trade. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Scull, Andrew, Charlotte MacKenzie, and Nicholas Hervey. Masters of Bedlam: The Transformation of the Mad-doctoring Trade Princeton University Press, 1996.

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