Evolution of a Missouri asylum : Fulton State Hospital, 1851-2006 /
"Traces the history of Missouri's first state mental institution, the Fulton State Hospital, founded in 1851. This institutional history examines a century and a half of changing attitudes toward mental illness, evolving treatments as medical and psychiatric science sought cures and the co...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Columbia :
University of Missouri Press,
©2007.
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| Summary: | "Traces the history of Missouri's first state mental institution, the Fulton State Hospital, founded in 1851. This institutional history examines a century and a half of changing attitudes toward mental illness, evolving treatments as medical and psychiatric science sought cures and the continuing administrative challenges of overcrowding and chronic underfunding"--Provided by publisher |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 252 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780826265548 0826265545 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |