Mental Health and Canadian Society
| Author | : James E. Moran |
| Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2006-08-14 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780773576544 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0773576541 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (541 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Mental Health and Canadian Society by : James E. Moran
Download or read book Mental Health and Canadian Society written by James E. Moran and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2006-08-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Mental Health and Canadian Society leading researchers challenge generalisations about the mentally ill and the history of mental health in Canada. Considering the period from colonialism to the present, they examine such issues as the rise of the insanity plea, the Victorian asylum as a tourist attraction, the treatment of First Nations people in western mental hospitals, and post-World War II psychiatric research into LSD.
