Madness at the crossroads: John Home's letters from the Royal Edinburgh Asylum, 1886–87
- 1 May 1990
- journal article
- other
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Psychological Medicine
- Vol. 20 (2) , 263-284
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700017591
Abstract
Synopsis: A detailed and critical discussion of John Home, a certified inmate of the Royal Edinburgh Asylum during 1886–87, is presented from a historical perspective which is sensitive to the respective positions of the practitioner and the patient. Particular attention is paid to the letters Home wrote during his confinement and their significance for understanding asylum life during this period. Some interpretative difficulties surrounding the use of medical records, patient letters and other related evidence are also examined.Keywords
This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
- Rich and mad in Victorian EnglandPsychological Medicine, 1989
- Somatic theories of mind and the interests of medicine in Britain, 1850–1879Medical History, 1982
- 11. The Rejection of Psychological Approaches to Mental Disorder in Late Nineteenth-Century British PsychiatryPublished by University of Pennsylvania Press ,1981
- Madhouses, Mad-Doctors, and MadmenPublished by University of Pennsylvania Press ,1981
- Phrenology and British Alienists, c. 1825–1845. Part I: Converts to a DoctrineMedical History, 1976
- RATIONALES FOR THERAPY IN BRITISH PSYCHIATRY: 1780–1835Medical History, 1974
- DAVID SKAE, M.D., F.R.C.S: FOUNDER OF THE EDINBURGH SCHOOL OF PSYCHIATRYMedical History, 1965
- The First Commissioners: Reform in Scotland in the Mid-Nineteenth CenturyJournal of Mental Science, 1960
- Treatment of Mental Excitement in AsylumsJournal of Mental Science, 1910
- A Rational and Practical Classification of InsanityJournal of Mental Science, 1863