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9780415522250
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Routledge Advances in Sociology
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The national public asylum system in Ireland was established during the early nineteenth century and continued to operate up to the close of the twentieth century. These asylums / mental hospitals were a significant physical and social feature of Irish communities. They were used intensively and provided a convenient form of institutional intervention to manage a host of social problems.Irish Insanity identifies the long-term trends in institutional residency through the development of a detailed empirical data set, based on an analysis of original copies of the reports
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Theories of Irish insanity; Introduction; Social theory: insanity and asylums; The sociology and history of Irish insanity and asylums; Conclusion; 2. Irish asylum utilisation 1800-2000; Introduction; The context and process of data production; The extent and rate of institutional residency of 'mentally ill' persons in Ireland; Irish institutionalisation of the 'mentally ill' and the international context
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Gender and the institutional residency of the 'mentally ill'Regional variations; Occupational status and 'mental illness'; Levels of residency by gender and institution type; Conclusion; 3. The Irish insanity 'epidemic' 1800-1956; Introduction; The political context, asylum governance and asylum social policy; The relationship between church and state; Changing economic structures; Social deprivation; The professionalisation of Irish asylums; Admission and discharge; Categorisation and diagnosis; Conclusion; 4. The demise of Irish insanity 1956-2000; Introduction; 1945 Mental Treatment Act
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International standardisation of diagnostic criteriaSocial policy and de-institutionalisation; Professional 'reform' and the anti-psychiatry movement; 'Modern' clinical interventions; Employment beyond the institution; Irish family dynamics and the demise of Irish insanity; Contemporary legislative provisions; Conclusion; 5. Conclusion; Appendix: Tables of data; Total number (and gender) of 'mentally ill' persons resident in institutions 1829-2000; Number of 'mentally ill' persons resident in institutions per 100,000 of population 1850-2000
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Island of Ireland: detailed breakdown of 'mentally ill' persons resident in institutions 1843-1921Republic of Ireland: detailed breakdown of 'mentally ill' persons resident in institutions 1922-2006; Demographic data; Bibliography; Index
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ISBN 9781136237089
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ISBN 9780415522250
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Irish Insanity 1800-2000
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