Dangerous lunacy: The misuse of mental health law in nineteenth-century Ireland

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 525-541

  Prior, Pauline M ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dangerous; History; Ireland; Law; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HAZARD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTORY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRELAND; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HOSPITAL; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0842328681     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940310001615452     Document Type: Article

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