Quest for a Cure
| Author | : Shomer S. Zwelling |
| Publisher | : Colonial Williamsburg |
| Total Pages | : 76 |
| Release | : 1985 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0879351101 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780879351106 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Quest for a Cure by : Shomer S. Zwelling
Download or read book Quest for a Cure written by Shomer S. Zwelling and published by Colonial Williamsburg. This book was released on 1985 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Erected in 1773, burned in 1885, and now reconstructed, the Public Hospital was the first public facility in colonial America built for the treatment of the mentally ill. This highly readable account gives an overview of the attitudes toward and the methods of treating mental illness in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
