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Mental Institutions in America: Social Policy to 1875 examines how American society responded to complex problems arising out of mental illness in the nineteenth century. All societies have had to confront sickness, disease, and dependency, and have developed their own ways of dealing with these phenomena. The mental hospital became the characteristic institution charged with the responsibility of providing care and treatment for individuals seemingly incapable of caring for themselves during pr
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- Author
- Gerald N. Grob
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781351505710
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Medical, Psychology, Social Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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