Madmen : a social history of madhouses, mad-doctors & lunatics
Porter, Roy, 1946-20022004
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Roy Porter looks at the bizarre and savage practices of doctors treating those afflicted by 'manias' ranging from huge doses of opium, bloodletting and cold water immersion, to beatings, confinement in cages and blistering.
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Edition:
Ill. ed.
Imprint:
Stroud : Tempus, 2004.
Collation:
319 p., [40] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims. (some col.), plans, ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: published as Mind-forg'd manacles. London: Athlone, 1987.Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-314) and index.
ISBN:
9780752419725 (hbk)
Dewey class:
362.20941362.2
Local class:
K362.2 POR
Language:
English
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BRN:
969079