Custody, Care and Criminality

Forensic Psychiatry and Law in 19th Century Ireland

Brendan Kelly (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2014
Nonsuch Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-84588-829-9 (ISBN)

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In this fundamentally important work, Professor Brendan Kelly explores the background to Irish psychiatry in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, charting its progress and development. They are filled with a sense of the powerlessness of those detained and the dedicated – and sometimes misguided – enthusiasm of those trying to help.

In this fundamentally important work, Professor Brendan Kelly explores the background to Irish psychiatry in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, charting its progress and development. Using detailed case studies from the original records, the author examines some of the more unusual treatments explored and the history behind them. What emerges is a collection of piercing, untold stories of crime and illness, drama and tragedy. They are filled with a sense of the powerlessness of those detained and the dedicated – and sometimes misguided – enthusiasm of those trying to help. This book sheds important light on the foundations for the treatment of mental illness in Ireland.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.9.2014
Einführung	Harry Kennedy
Verlagsort	Stroud
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Rechtsmedizin
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-84588-829-4 / 1845888294
ISBN-13	978-1-84588-829-9 / 9781845888299
Zustand	Neuware