Structures of confinement in 19th-century asylums. A comparative study using England and Ontario

Int J Law Psychiatry. 2000 Jan-Feb;23(1):1-13. doi: 10.1016/s0160-2527(98)00041-7.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Historical Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Commitment of Mentally Ill / history*
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison*
  • England
  • History, 19th Century
  • Hospitals, Psychiatric / history*
  • Hospitals, Psychiatric / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Hospitals, Psychiatric / organization & administration
  • Humans
  • Mental Disorders / history*
  • Ontario