Madness in its Place

Narratives of Severalls Hospital 1913-1997

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
Cover of the book Madness in its Place by Diana Gittins, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Diana Gittins ISBN: 9781134670635
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 19, 2006
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Diana Gittins
ISBN: 9781134670635
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 19, 2006
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This fascinating study presents a unique history of psychiatry in the twentieth century. It brings together the memories and narratives of over sixty patients and workers who lived, or were employed, in Severalls Psychiatric Hospital, Essex, UK. Personal accounts are contextualised both in relation to wider developments and issues in twentieth-century mental health, and in relation to policies and changes in the hospital itself.
Organised around the theme of space and place, and drawing upon both quantitative and qualitative material, chapters deal with key areas such as gender divisions, power relations, patterns of admission and discharge, treatments, and the daily lives and routines of patients and nurses of both sexes.

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This fascinating study presents a unique history of psychiatry in the twentieth century. It brings together the memories and narratives of over sixty patients and workers who lived, or were employed, in Severalls Psychiatric Hospital, Essex, UK. Personal accounts are contextualised both in relation to wider developments and issues in twentieth-century mental health, and in relation to policies and changes in the hospital itself.
Organised around the theme of space and place, and drawing upon both quantitative and qualitative material, chapters deal with key areas such as gender divisions, power relations, patterns of admission and discharge, treatments, and the daily lives and routines of patients and nurses of both sexes.

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