Evolution of a Missouri asylum

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Richard L. LaelBarbara BrazosMargot Ford McMillenRichard L. Lael2 editions

"Traces the history of Missouri's first state mental institution, the Fulton State Hospital, founded in 1851. This institutional history examines a century and a half of changing attitudes toward mental illness, evolving treatments as medical and psychiatric science sought cures and the continuing administrative challenges of overcrowding and chronic underfunding"--Provided by publisher.

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