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

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

Nicholas Hervey, Charlotte MacKenzie, Andrew T. Scull

374 pages first pub 1996 (view editions)

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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 shad...

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