Observations on Psychiatric Confinement, 1728–1830
Abstract
Three Hundred Years of Psychiatry, 1535-1860 , by Richard Hunter and Ida MacAlpine (London: Oxford University Press, 1963), is unquestionably the finest single source of original materials on the early history of psychiatry–that is, on the early history of involuntary mental hospitalization. From their voluminous collection I have selected three especially revealing excerpts each of which is further identified below.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices
History of Science and Medicine
Neurology and Historical Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 7–11
- Publication date
- 11 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter