Current trends in the History of Psychiatry in the United Kingdom

Journal title RIVISTA SPERIMENTALE DI FRENIATRIA
Author/s Rob Ellis
Publishing Year 2023 Issue 2023/3
Language English Pages 8 P. 9-16 File size 643 KB
DOI 10.3280/RSF2023-003002
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This short article provides an overview of recent publications in the history of psychiatry and fields allied to it in the in the UK. It takes a chronological approach but includes insights into newer methodological and spatial directions, and provides some of the context for their development. In demonstrating the vibrancy of work in this area, the article highlights both the breadth of studies and the importance of anglophone studies in what is an increasingly diverse area.

Keywords: History of Psychiatry, Asylums, Community Care, Material Culture, Mad Studies, Co-production

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Rob Ellis, Current trends in the History of Psychiatry in the United Kingdom in "RIVISTA SPERIMENTALE DI FRENIATRIA" 3/2023, pp 9-16, DOI: 10.3280/RSF2023-003002