Colonialism and Transnational Psychiatry: The Development of an Indian Mental Hospital in British India, c. 1925–1940
Author:   Waltraud Ernst
Publisher:   Anthem Press
ISBN:  

9780857280190


Pages:   294
Publication Date:   15 October 2013
Format:   Hardback
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Colonialism and Transnational Psychiatry: The Development of an Indian Mental Hospital in British India, c. 1925–1940


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This book provides an in-depth case study of a psychiatric institution within the context of colonial rule during the early twentieth century. It focuses on patient statistics, medical treatments and diagnoses, and considers the 'indigenisation' or 'Indianisation' of the colonial medical services and the significance of international professional networks.

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Author:   Waltraud Ernst
Publisher:   Anthem Press
Imprint:   Anthem Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780857280190


ISBN 10:   0857280198
Pages:   294
Publication Date:   15 October 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Tables and Figures; Introduction; Chapter 1: Indianisation and its Discontents; Chapter 2: The Patients: The Demographics of Gender and Age, Locality, Occupation, Caste and Religion; Chapter 3: Institutional Trends and Standardisation: Deaths, Diseases and Cures; Chapter 4: Classifications, Types of Disorder and Aetiology; Chapter 5: Treatments; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Reviews

'Waltraud Ernst offers us a major new contribution [and] by far the most detailed and insightful account of a mental hospital for Indians produced to date. [...] [Ernst is] a leading light in this field.' --Christopher Harding, 'Social History of Medicine'


Author Information

Waltraud Ernst is Professor in the History of Medicine in the Department of History, Philosophy and Religion at Oxford Brookes University, UK.

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