Healthy Minds in the Twentieth Century: In and Beyond the Asylum

by Steven J. Taylor (Editor), Alice Brumby (Editor)

Overview

This open access edited collection contributes a new dimension to the study of mental health and psychiatry in the twentieth century. It takes the present literature beyond the ‘asylum and after’ paradigm to explore the multitude of spaces that have been permeated by concerns about mental well-being and illness. The chapters in this volume consciously attempt to break down institutional walls and consider mental health through the lenses of institutions, policy, nomenclature, art, lived experience, and popular culture. The book adopts an international scope covering the historical experiences of Britain, Ireland, and North America. In accordance with this broad approach, contributions to the volume span academic fields such as history, arts, literary studies, sociology, and psychology, mirroring the diversity of the subject matter. 

This book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030272753
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	09/16/2019
Series:	Mental Health in Historical Perspective
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Steven J. Taylor is a Wellcome Trust ISSF Early Career Fellow in the History of Poverty and Medicine at the University of Leicester, UK. His research explores ideas and constructions of childhood health, lay and professional diagnoses, ability and disability, and institutional care. His first monograph, Beyond the Asylum: Child Insanity in England, 1845-1907, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2017.  

Alice Brumby is a Lecturer at York St John University, UK. Her research interests focus upon twentieth century mental health care and the role of the community, families and patients in accessing care and treatment. She has published work in First World War Studies and History Today amongst other publications.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to Healthy Minds: Mental Health Practice and Perception in the Twentieth Century: Steven J. Taylor and Alice Brumby.- Chapter 2: ‘The Holy War against Alcohol’: Alcoholism, Medicine and Psychiatry in Ireland, c. 1890-1921: Alice Mauger.- Chapter 3: Social Stigma, Stress, and Enforced Transition in Specialist Epilepsy Services 1905-1965: Rachel Hewitt.- Chapter 4: Planning for the Future: Special Education and the creation of ‘Healthy Minds’: Steven J. Taylor.- Chapter 5: Healthy Minds and Intellectual Disability: Jan Walmsley.- Chapter 6: Sheltered Employment and Mental Health in Britain: Remploy c.1945-81: Andrew Holroyde.- Chapter 7: Autism in the 20th Century: An Evolution of a Controversial Condition: Michelle O’Reilly, Jessica Lester and Nikki Kiyimba.- Chapter 8: Challenging Psychiatric Classification: Healthy Autistic Diversity the Neurodiversity Movement: Erika Dyck and Ginny Russell.- Chapter 9: The National Schizophrenia Fellowship: Charity, Caregivingand Strategies of Coping, 1960-1980: Alice Brumby.- Chapter 10: ‘(Un)healthy Minds’ and Visual and Tactile Arts, c.1900-1950: Imogen Wiltshire.- Chapter 11: The Myth of Dream-hacking and "Inner Space" in Science Fiction, 1948–2010: Rob Mayo.- 

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“A fresh examination of mental health and illness that moves well beyond the tired dichotomy of triumph or travesty to present nuanced case studies of care. The well-researched chapters reflect sensitivity to social context, evolving nomenclature, and policies that addressed treatment, destigmatization, and prevention, through education, the arts, and popular media, thereby extending the concept of psychiatric care from individuals to populations.” (Jacalyn Duffin, Professor Emerita, Queen's University, Canada)

Editorial Reviews

I nonetheless commend the volume and would encourage readers to take time to engage with all the chapters. Each has real merit, and collectively they add up to more than the sum of their parts.” (Pamela L. Dale, H-Net Reviews Humanities and Social Sciences, networks.h-net.org, October, 2020)

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