Madmen : a social history of madhouses, mad-doctors & lunatics
Porter, Roy, 1946-2004
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Roy Porter looks at the bizarre and savage practices of doctors treating those afflicted by 'manias' ranging from huge doses of opium, bloodletting and cold water immersion, to beatings, confinement in cages and blistering.
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Edition:
Ill. ed.
Imprint:
Stroud : Tempus, 2004.
Collation:
319 p., [40] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims. (some col.), plans, ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: published as Mind-forg'd manacles. London: Athlone, 1987.Includes index.Bibliography: p. 293-314.
ISBN:
07524197229780752419725
Dewey class:
362.2'0941'09033362.2094109033362.209362.20941
Language:
English
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BRN:
74001
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