Unfortunate Folk: "Essays on Mental Health Treatment, 1863-1992"

Essays on Mental Health Treatment, 1863-1992

Author: Barbara Brookes

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Written by medical students at the University of Otago, this title examines aspects of the early and modern history of mental health institutions in New Zealand and attitudes toward patients as unfortunate aliens to the world of reason. It also looks at that country's professionalisation of psychiatry, women psychiatrists, and more.

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From electro-convulsive therapy to epilepsy, from criminal lunacy to community care, Unfortunate Folks: Essays on Mental Health Treatment, 1863-1992 , opens windows on to the history of mental health treatment in New Zealand.

About the Author

Barbara Brookes is an associate professor of history at the University of Otago. Annabel Cooper is a senior lecturer in gender and women's studies at the University of Otago. Robin Law was an urban geographer at the University of Otago.