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Madness in the family

insanity and institutions in the Australasian colonial world, 1860-1914

by Catharine Coleborne

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"Madness in the Family explores how colonial families coped with insanity through a trans-colonial study of the relationships between families and public colonial hospitals for the insane in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and New Zealand between 1860 and 1914"--Provided by publisher.

HistoryPublic HospitalsPsychiatric HospitalsProfessional-Family RelationsHistory, 19th CenturyFamily RelationsMental DisordersHistory, 20th CenturyMentally illPsychiatryFamily relationshipsFamily, australia