Work, psychiatry and society, c. 1750-2015 By Waltraud Ernst
Work, psychiatry and society, c. 1750-2015 By Waltraud Ernst Hardcover 071909769X 9780719097690 Work, psychiatry and society, c. 1750 2015 This book offers the first systematic critical appraisal of the uses of work and work therapy in psychiatric institutions across the globe, from the late eighteenth to the end of the twentieth century. Contributors explore the daily routine in psychiatric institutions and ask whether work wastherapy, part of a regime of punishment or a means of exploiting free labour. By focusing on mental patients day to day life in closed institutions, the authors fill a gap in the history of psychiatric regimes. The geographical scope is wide, ranging from Northern America to Japan, India andWestern as well as Eastern Europe, and the authors engage with broad historical questions, such as the impact of colonialism and communism and the effect of the World Wars. Work, psychiatry and society presents an alternative history of the emergence of occupational therapy and will be of interestnot only to academics in the fields of history and sociology but also to health professionals.
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This book offers the first systematic critical appraisal of the uses of work and work therapy in psychiatric institutions across the globe from the late eighteenth to the end of the twentieth century Contributors explore the daily routine in psychiatric institutions and ask whether work wastherapy part of a regime of punishment or a means of exploiting free labour By focusing on mental patients day to day life in closed institutions the authors fill a gap in the history of psychiatric regimes The geographical scope is wide ranging from Northern America to Japan India andWestern as well as Eastern Europe and the authors engage with broad historical questions such as the impact of colonialism and communism and the effect of the World Wars Work psychiatry and society presents an alternative history of the emergence of occupational therapy and will be of interestnot only to academics in the fields of history and sociology but also to health professionals Work psychiatry and society c 1750 2015
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