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Undertaker of the Mind: John Monro and Mad-Doctoring in Eighteenth-Century England
The growing affluence of England was accompanied by geographic mobility, a flourishing of service occupations, and as Andrews and Scull write, a \"commercialization of existence\" that decreased the willingness and ability of families to care for their mentally ill relatives at home.
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This book about the work of John Monro, a doctor in 18th-century England, is based on a newly discovered case book of his (which is being published separately). Monro is best known for his work at Bethlem, or “Bedlam.” Bethlem — a contraction of the name of the public asylum at Bethlehem Hospital in London — was the only public insane asylum in 18th-century England. The growing affluence of England was accompanied by geographic mobility, a flourishing of service occupations, and as Andrews and Scull write, a “commercialization of existence” that decreased the willingness and ability of families to care . . .
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