Old Bedlam Back Again!
Anon
Genre: | Essay |
Subjects: | Mental Illness, Hospitals, Medical Treatment, Cruelty |
People mentioned: | John Conolly |
Expresses shock at the evidence given to the Commissioners in Lunacy regarding the management of patients at Hanwell Lunatic Asylum. Urges Peter Laurie to abandon the 'inhuman and restraint system' of treating patients. | |
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