Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC Mai 2025, 2025
ISBN 10: 1024205754 ISBN 13: 9781024205756
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is an annual report from the Worcester Insane Asylum in Worcester, Massachusetts, dating back to 1891. It offers a detailed look into the operations, patient demographics, and treatment methods employed at the asylum during that period. Such reports provide valuable primary source material for understanding the history of mental health care in the United States, the evolution of psychiatric practices, and the social context surrounding mental illness in the late 19th century. Researchers and historians interested in the history of medicine, social welfare, and institutional care will find this report a compelling resource for gaining insight into the daily life and administrative functions of a major mental institution.