Lone Star Insanity: Efforts to Treat the Mentally Ill in Texas, 1861-1929
Description:
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 system of healing known as state asylums. The purpose of this study is to determine how Texas mental health care came into being, the research and theories behind the prevention and treatment programs …
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Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Boyd, Dalton T.
Partner:
UNT Libraries