Die besondere Institution und die Entstehung der modernen Psychiatrie, 1840–1880

Author/Contributor(s):	Gonaver, Wendy
Publisher:	University of North Carolina Press
Date:	03/18/2019
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

"Argues that slavery and race relations in the South shaped the theory and practice of early psychiatry. The book examines continuities in psychiatric treatment that provided for the gradual expansion of the state's power of involuntary confinement. The impact of these continuities continues to be seen in contemporary health practices for women, African Americans, the indigent, and prisoners"--