Colonialism and transnational psychiatry : the development of an Indian mental hospital in British India, c. 1925-1940

Author / Creator

Ernst, Waltraud, 1955- author

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Summary

This book provides an in-depth case study of a psychiatric institution within the context of colonial rule during the early twentieth century. It focuses on patient statistics, medical treatments a...

This book provides an in-depth case study of a psychiatric institution within the context of colonial rule during the early twentieth century. It focuses on patient statistics, medical treatments and diagnoses, and considers the 'indigenisation' or 'Indianisation' of the colonial medical services and the significance of international professional networks.

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