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A History Of The Treatment Of Insanity In Massachusetts, Robert U. Cooper
A History Of The Treatment Of Insanity In Massachusetts, Robert U. Cooper
Historical Dissertations & Theses
In this thesis, an attempt has been made to sketch the progress in the treatment of mental disorders, from the earliest records to the present time. The introductory account of the conditions before the seventeenth century briefly considers the methods employed in Europe and Northern Africa prior to that date, while the main narrative is confined principally to the advancement achieved in Massachusetts since the Colonial days. For the sake of convenience and clarity, the legislative progress, the development of institutions and the improvement in methods of treatment, have been separated, as far as expedient, in the presentation of the …