Lone Star Insanity: Efforts to Treat the Mentally Ill in Texas, 1861-1929

During the mid-nineteenth century, the citizens of Texas were forced to keep their mentally disturbed family members at home which caused stress on the caregivers and the further debilitation of the afflicted. To remedy this situation, mental health experts and Texas politicians began to create a sy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boyd, Dalton T.
Other Authors: Torget, Andrew J., 1978-
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of North Texas 2015
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Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc822840/