Expands upon existing scholarship to explore the provision of mental healthcare for paying patients in Irish asylumsCompares the experiences of Irish paying patients with those of British patients in both private and public asylums
Examines the impact of class, socio-economics, religion and gender on patterns of committal, care and treatment

Autorentext

Alice Mauger is a Wellcome Trust Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland, University College Dublin. She has published on the history of psychiatry and medicine in Ireland, including in the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences.

Inhalt

1 . Introduction.- 2. The Non-Pauper Insane: Private, Voluntary and State Concerns.- 3. An Institutional Marketplace.- 4. 'A Considerable Degree removed from Pauperism?': The Social Profile of Fee-Paying Patients.- 5. 'The Evil Effects of Mental Strain and Overwork': Employment, Gender and Insanity.- 6. 'A Great Source of Amusement': Work Therapy and Recreation.- 7. Respect and Respectability: The Treatment and Expectations of Fee-Paying Patients.- 8. Conclusion.