Madness and society in eighteenth-century Scotland [electronic resource]

Title	Madness and society in eighteenth-century Scotland [electronic resource]
Author	R.A. Houston
Imprint	Oxford : Clarendon, 2000
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198207870.001.0001
Descript	1 online resource (xi, 450 p.)

SUMMARY

How did people view mental health problems in the 18th century, and what do the attitudes of ordinary people towards those afflicted tell us about the values of society at the time? This study draws on contemporary sources

Mental illness -- Scotland -- Public opinion -- History -- 18th century Mental illness -- Scotland -- History -- 18th century Social psychiatry -- Scotland -- History -- 18th century