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Evolution of a Missouri asylum

Richard L. Lael, Barbara Brazos, Margot Ford McMillen · 2007

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"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.

Book details

Year
2007
Language
English
Publisher
University of Missouri Press
Editions
2
Pages
252
ISBN
9780826216892

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