عنوان

Managing madness :

(Number (ISBN

0887557953

(Number (ISBN

9780887557958

Number

b392369

Title Proper

Managing madness :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

Weyburn Mental Hospital and the transformation of psychiatric care in Canada

First Statement of Responsibility

Erika Dyck and Alex Deighton ; with Hugh Lafave, John Elias, Gary Gerber, Alexander Dyck, John Mills, and Tracey Mitchell.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Manitoba Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2017] ©2017

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiv, 321 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm

Text of Note

Introduction: who has seen the asylum? -- Optimism and celebration -- Experiencing the asylum -- False starts -- Socializing mental health care -- Pills, politics, and experiments of all kinds -- Dissolving the walls -- Hospital diasporas -- Consumption and survival -- Conclusion: legacies.

Text of Note

The Saskatchewan Mental Hospital at Weyburn has played a significant role in the history of psychiatric services, mental health research, and community care in Canada. Its history provides a window to the changing nature of mental health services over the twentieth century. Built in 1921, the Saskatchewan Mental Hospital was billed as the last asylum in North America and the largest facility of its kind in the"The Saskatchewan Mental Hospital at Weyburn has played a significant role in the history of psychiatric services, mental health research, and community care in Canada. Its history provides a window to the changing nature of mental health services over the twentieth century. Built in 1921, the Saskatchewan Mental Hospital was billed as the last asylum in North America and the largest facility of its kind in the"The Saskatchewan Mental Hospital at Weyburn has played a significant role in the history of psychiatric services, mental health research, and community care in Canada. Its history provides a window to the changing nature of mental health services over the twentieth century. Built in 1921, the Saskatchewan Mental Hospital was billed as the last asylum in North America and the largest facility of its kind in the",,,,,,"The Saskatchewan Mental Hospital at Weyburn has played a significant role in the history of psychiatric services, mental health research, and providing care in the community. Its history provides aThe Saskatchewan Mental Hospital at Weyburn has played a significant role in the history of psychiatric services, mental health research, and providing care in the community. Its history provides awindow to the changing nature of mental health services over the 20th century.The Saskatchewan Mental Hospital at Weyburn has played a significant role in the history of psychiatric services, mental health research, and providing care in the community. Its history provides aThe Saskatchewan Mental Hospital at Weyburn has played a significant role in the history of psychiatric services, mental health research, and providing care in the community. Its history provides awindow to the changing nature of mental health services over the 20th century.The Saskatchewan Mental Hospital at Weyburn has played a significant role in the history of psychiatric services, mental health research, and providing care in the community. Its history provides aThe Saskatchewan Mental Hospital at Weyburn has played a significant role in the history of psychiatric services, mental health research, and providing care in the community. Its history provides awindow to the changing nature of mental health services over the 20th century.Read less

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Weyburn Mental Hospital and the transformation of psychiatric care in Canada

History

Erika Dyck

Alex Deighton

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