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100 1 _aArlidge, J. T.
_q(John Thomas),
_d1822-1899
245 1 0 _aOn the State of Lunacy and the Legal Provision for the Insane :
_bWith Observations on the Construction and Organization of Asylums
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2013-12-01
508 _aProduced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)
520 _a"On the State of Lunacy and the Legal Provision for the Insane" by J. T. Arlidge is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. This treatise explores the condition of the insane and the adequacy of legal provisions and institutions designed to support them. Arlidge aims to highlight the gaps in the existing frameworks, including the inadequacies of asylums and the implications of neglecting this vulnerable population. At the start of the book, the author elaborates on the pressing issues surrounding the legal and societal treatment of the insane, particularly in light of a recent parliamentary inquiry into lunacy laws. He discusses the alarming increase in the number of individuals classified as insane and critiques the current state of asylum care, which he believes often fails to provide adequate support and treatment. The opening chapters lay the groundwork for a comprehensive examination of statistics and conditions faced by the insane, asserting the importance of reform in their treatment and legal oversight, and setting the stage for the detailed discussions to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPsychiatric hospitals -- Great Britain
653 _aPsychiatric epidemiology
653 _aMental health services -- Great Britain
653 _aInsanity (Law) -- Great Britain
653 _aMentally ill -- Care -- Great Britain
653 _aPsychology, Pathological -- Epidemiology
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44320
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